Reigning UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev has been accused of assaulting a man at Dubai International Airport. Multiple media channels posted this rumorand Chimaev and his team have yet to respond.
Khamzat Chimaev accused of assaulting a man at Dubai International Airport
According to Rich Patterson, who claims to be a US Air Force veteran and uses the username @1rjpatterson on Instagram, Khamzat Chimaev attacked him at DXB airport earlier this month as Patterson traveled back to the US alone.
Patterson claims that as a “Borz” fan, he approached Chimaev just to say hello and take a photo with the UFC champion. He further claims that Khamzat Chimaev took offense at the gesture, suddenly rushed forward and kicked him in the chest.
Patterson has also claimed that he was surrounded by seven to eight other individuals when Chimaev decided to attack him.
The prosecutor added that CCTV footage captured the entire incident and further claimed that Khamzat Chimaev was taken to prison after the altercation and released.
Rich Patterson posted on Instagram:
“I am a husband, father and brother to many. That being said, no one expects us to be attacked when we travel. Not only that, but as a fan, I humbly try to approach someone to say hello to someone they follow. Around 1am-2am, Khamzat Chimaev attacked me at DXB airport earlier this month while I was traveling back to the US alone.
I was literally surrounded by him and so were seven or eight others when he decided to charge through and kick me in the chest. It’s all on camera surveillance. No matter how early in the morning, how hungover or drunk a ‘professional’ @ufc fighter is, no one deserves this. I am a 46 year old USAF vet. The stories and rumors about this man’s wild antics are true. This guy tried to take me out.”
Check out Rich Patterson’s comments below:
Although Khamzat Chimaev I recently went to DubaiAt the time of writing this article, there is no verified evidence that the Chechen-born Emiratis were taken to prison for this incident or that anything like it occurred at all. These claims by Rich Patterson remain unconfirmed allegations.
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