Khamzat Chimaev seemingly responds to Namo Fazil’s claims of being jumped prior to DWCS loss

Khamzat Chimaev appears to have given his side of Namo Fazil’s pre-DWCS story.

Fazil was brutally knocked out in the third round of the DWCS headliner against Kaik Brito on Tuesday night after a wild, back-and-forth battle. Following the bout, Fazil alleges that he was confronted by “15 people,” who Fazil says were Chechen, with two of them allegedly slapping him during his weight cut. UFC CEO Dana White hinted that “some shit” happened at the fighter hotel before the event, but did not go into details.

On Thursday, former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev released a post on social media, which appears to be in direct response to Fazil’s story.

“I just want to say that if something happens between two men, they need to sort things out between them self with out letting media make fitna between nations,” Chimaev stated. “We all are brothers. Chechens and Kurds we are Muslims and we should stay united. I’m not happy with the things that happened. I respect strong Kurdish people. When someone speaks bad then he should know there always will be consequences.”

The loss for Fazil snapped an eight-fight win streak, which the 29-year-old says had something to do with the confrontation during fight week. Fazil opened some eyeballs with his second-round submission win over Jake Babian at the Rousey vs. Carano MVP event in May.