When Khamzat Chimaev made his middleweight return at UFC 294, his performance didn’t really excite fans as he scored a majority decision win over Kamaru Usman. However, his recent performance against Robert Whittaker, a former champion, put all those doubts about his capabilities to bed. That raised a question about Chimaev potentially moving to light heavyweight, which he believes depends on Dana White.
“I talked about three belts from long time ago. So, of course, I want to go up. But Dana White, what the UFC wants, I don’t know, man,” Khamzat Chimaev stated during the post-fight press conference. He’s not trying to look further than he has to because ‘Borz’s goal is to become champion and if he could be the kingpin of the 185’ers, there’s a chance that he might turn his attention to Alex Pereira.
Khamzat Chimaev is asked if he’d be interested to move up to 205 and fight Alex Pereira:
“Bro I’ve [been] talking about 3 belts for a long time. Of course I want to go up.”
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“So if they give me first as a [fight] in my weight class, [then I] need to take the belt, then I’m gonna think about it as well,” Khamzat Chimaev added. Do you think he’ll have a fair chance against Alex Pereira if he jumps to 205lbs? Drop your comments below.
(This is a developing story)
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