“If we do not perform under the Russian or Chechen flag, this does not mean that we forget our roots,” Chimaev said at a meeting with fans in Grozny. “For me, patriotism is not to forget where you come from and your laws. Wherever I am, in Sweden, America, I remain a Chechen. Now all sorts of things are happening in the world, and it is wrong to involve athletes in politics. To criticize us for such things, I don’t think it makes sense. ”
Borz also answered the question of what they would be doing at the moment if they had not connected their lives with sports.
“Don’t know. Maybe he became a physical education teacher, but if, apart from sports, he would probably wander around Moscow, as usual.
Khamzat Chimaev, 28, is undefeated and on a six-fight streak in the UFC, and his next opponent could be former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.