On Monday, Dec. 4, Josh Emmett revealed that his opponent, Giga Chikadze was out of their scheduled UFC 296 bout for Dec. 16. Hours after the tweet was sent out, Chikadze dropped a video of the moment he was injured.
In the clip, Chikadze is training with UFC bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili when he throws a ick and then immediately drops to the canvas in pain.
Sh*t happens! Tore groin! I’ll be back soon! pic.twitter.com/ABMggWhHdM
— GIGACHAD (@giga_chikadze) December 5, 2023
"Sh*t happens! Tore groin! I’ll be back soon!" he tweeted.
So far no replacement for Chikadze has been announced.
Chikadze has had a tough time staying active as of late, having fought just once since January 2022. His last showing was a decision win over Alex Caceres in August.