As it turns out,
Khamzat
Chimaev did not break his hand at UFC 294.
Chimaev’s manager, Majdi Shammas, told
ESPN that the middleweight suffered a torn ligament in his
victory over
Kamaru
Usman on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. As a result, Chimaev will wear a
brace on his hand for the next four weeks but is hoping to avoid
surgery.
Chimaev defeated Usman via majority decision in the UFC 294 co-main
event, a victory that will presumably give him a shot to face
reigning middleweight champion
Sean
Strickland at a later date. After the victory, “Borz” revealed
that he injured his hand in the opening stanza against Usman. At
the time, Chimaev