Khamzat Chimaev Returns UFC Title to Chechen Leader Kadyrov in Emotional Homecoming
TL;DR
Khamzat Chimaev won the UFC middleweight title but immediately flew to Chechnya to surrender it to Ramzan Kadyrov, citing the belt’s importance for his country, amid controversy surrounding Kadyrov’s human rights record.
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