UFC star Giga Chikadze suspended INDEFINITELY and can only fight again after MRI scan after savage beating

GIGA CHIKADZE has acquired an indefinite medical suspension following his brutal loss to Calvin Kattar.

The flashy Georgian kickboxer headlined the primary UFC card of 2022 in Las Vegas final weekend towards fellow featherweight standout Kattar.

Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze kicked off the UFC's 2022 schedule with a bangCredit score: GETTY

Georgian Chikadze has been slapped with an indefinite suspension after taking an obscene quantity of punishmentCredit score: GETTY

Chikadze was left battered and bruised following the five-rounder with KattarCredit score: UFC

However he was on the receiving finish of a one-sided beatdown that left him with horrific cuts and bruising on his face.

And Kattar's handiwork - which included some nasty elbows - has prompted the Nevada Athletic Fee to droop Chikadze indefinitely.

Chikadze, 33, won't be permitted to compete or participate in any contact coaching till he is cleared by the fee.

Moreover, the previous GLORY featherweight must endure an MRI earlier than being evaluated by a neurosurgeon inside the subsequent two weeks.

Though he was victorious, New England Cartel member Kattar did not escape a medical suspension.

The Bostonian is going through a possible six-month stint on the sidelines resulting from a nasal fracture, though he might return sooner if he is given clearance by an ENT physician.

The NAC has additionally prohibited him from competing till March 2 on the earliest, with no contact being permitted till Feb 15.

Regardless of being on the receiving finish of a virtuoso Kattar efficiency, Chikadze confirmed immense coronary heart in his first octagon defeat.

And the Tbilisi titan nonetheless believes he is a greater fighter than Kattar.

He mentioned: “I f****d up final evening, however it’s all good. It’s the journey. I’m studying from this.

"Subsequent time, I’m going to return again a lot stronger.

"I already really feel unhealthy for my future opponents, so I’m going to be taught lots from this one. “rust me on that.

"Additionally, I really feel like if I'd struggle with this man 10 instances, 9 I'd win. That might be the one I'd lose, and that was final evening.

Giga Chikadze has vowed to bounce again from his brutal defeat to Calvin KattarCredit score: Getty

"It's what it's. I made errors, and I’m paying now with that. It’s all good.

"I’m unbreakable, bear in mind this s**t. Georgians are at all times unbreakable. That is how we struggle, till the f***ing finish.”

The UFC returns to pay-per-view motion this weekend with a heavyweight unification bout between undisputed and interim titleholders Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane.

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