Things look more and more likely that Khamzat Chimaev will afterwards fight for the middleweight title, and an announcement can be available.
After his emphatic victory over Robert Whittaker on UFC 308 last October, it seemed inevitable that Khamzat would fight Chimaev alongside Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title.
Nevertheless, the UFC announced that Sean Strickland would rematch 'Stillnocks' for the title on UFC 312. Du Plessis then again successfully beat Strickland, without a doubt that Chimaev is the next.
'Borz' then got a larger boost when Dana White revealed that there were no problems to prevent Chimaev from fighting in the United States, which is said to be a problem.
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Darren Till Drops hints on the next fight by Chimaev
With the Chechen hopeful to fight for the title, he sent UFC -Fans Wild earlier this week when he hinted at 'Good News' with regard to his career and hinted that his collision against Du Plessis was booked.
UFC -Baas, White, teased on Saturday after UFC 314 that Chimaev could fight du Persis at the end of June during the UFC 317 of the International Fight Week.
And with that Chimaev's old teammate and friend, Darren Till, dropped an even greater hint with regard to the next fight of the 30-year-old.
'The Gorilla' Till could be a big help in the Chimaev training camp, given that in 2022 he fought du Pessis in his last fight in the UFC. Although it was ready by 'Still Knocks' to different moments of success in the fight.
“Call time,” Till said in a message about his Instagram story.
“Back to (United Arab Emirates) after the fight to work, son. Khamzat Chimaev, let's get that belt,” he continued.
Chimaev trained historically in Allstars Gym in Sweden, but he recently has a backup of his old wrestling coach in Russia, where he is now training.
Du plessis vs chimaev is one of the most desired battles of 2025
Together with Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall, Du Plessis vs Chimaev is one of the most desired battles of 2025 while fans keep calling for it.
UFC commentator Jon Anik mentioned it as one of the three fights he hopes that the promotion will be done before the end of the year.
Fans may not have to wait much longer, and with the UFC deal with ESPN Now Up, the promotion can announce the headliner of the International Fight Week, together with their announcement regarding a new broadcast deal.
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