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Giga Chikadze is back in action next month at UFC 296, facing Josh Emmett on the preliminary card in a featherweight division affair.
There were some lingering questions surrounding Chikadze’s status for the card as the fighter had to be cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) following a serious head injury, although it has not been made clear as to when said injury happened.
However, all questions have been answered and Chikadze is cleared to step into the Octagon on December 16.
“Giga Chikadze had a serious head injury,” executive director Jeff Mullen said at the NSAC meeting (transcript via Nolan King of MMA Junkie). “He did go through serious medical tests. He was cleared and his suspension was lifted. He fought in another jurisdiction (since) earlier this year, but he wasn’t licensed here. Now he’s coming up for licensing in December and he has had an additional (test). The other test he had a CAT scan after the previous fight. He has been cleared by all the tests. He has been cleared by our chief medical advisor.”
