Did Khamzat Chimaev get into a fatal accident?

Andrew Karlov Jan. 16, 2026, 11:57 a.m.
Khamzat Chimaev. Getty Images
Khamzat Chimaev. Getty Images

According to the NIYSO channel, there was an accident in Grozny involving representatives of the Chechen authorities and UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev, who sustained serious injuries. Chimaev was in the same car as Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

The channel claims that the city is blocked, and the new republican hospital has stopped admissions. All resources of the medical institution are focused on one patient. The injured person is being resuscitated and prepared for evacuation to Moscow. His condition is assessed as severe.

Rumors of Chimaev's possible death are also spreading on social media.

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