UFC fans do not buy what Khamzat Chimaev sells prior to his confrontation with Dricus du Plessis.
UFC Middleweight Khamzat Chimaev's long-awaited shot on a world title is just over a week, while he is preparing for Dricus du Persis at UFC 319. After beating all his earlier opponents in his MMA career, Chimaev is confronted with his toughest test against one of the Top-for-Pond Fond.
Before he made the full-time switch to middleweight, Chimaev fought 170 and 185 pounds in the early stages of his UFC official period. The willingness of Chimaev to fight with multiple weight classes led to a high activity speed when he became a star in the promotion.
But after the disastrous weight of Chimaev to miss prior to his fight with Nate Diaz on UFC 279, he was forced to move to the middleweight for the near future. Three years later, Chimaev visits the idea to compete with a lower weight class.
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Khamzat Chimaev plots go to the light heavyweight, welterweight after UFC 319
Former UFC Heavyweight Brendan Schaub raised eyebrows when he claimed that Chimaev could fight as high as heavyweight before hanging the gloves. While Chimaev is preparing for UFC 319, he already thinks about what the next one could be after a title win.
In a recent interview with Brett Okamoto from ESPN, Chimaev has a striking to become a three-division champion after UFC 319.
“My new coach said:” Give me a few months and we're going to make it [welterweight]”Said Chimaev.
'[Jack Della Maddalena] Would be a good fight for me. Go down, fight him, take the belt there, and then there is Ankalaev and Alex Pereira, I can fight for that [light heavyweight] belt.”
Chimaev was then put under pressure why he would entertain back to Welterweight after his UFC 279 Weight -broken debacle.
“It's difficult, but if you can, why not?” Chimaev replied.
“Everything is difficult. To get the big things are not easy, you have to work for that.”
In all honesty, Chimaev has only missed weight once in his eight-Vecht UFC stint, although his earlier health problems have left some uncomfortable about his fighting future.
UFC fans spotting with the claims of Khamzat Chimaev about a yielding return after UFC 319
After Chimaev's Welterweight Plague went viral, fans did not have it on social media.
“I don't trust Khamzat to cut weight,” wrote a fan on X.
“He is not active enough to be the champion of 3 divisions, let alone 1,” said another.
“Those are the funniest S – I've heard ever.”
“Wrong direction.”
“Topuria has a better chance.”
“He won't even beat DDP.”
“Dana could introduce unlimited weight classes and would still miss this M —–.”
“He could not make good weight when he was LMAO in Welterweight.”
“The last time he tried to make good weight, he got sick. Forget. Too big for good weight.”
“He currently has a better chance of heavyweight than goodweight.”
Chimaev was briefly connected to a potential fight with Alex Pereira before fighting conversations for UFC 283 ran in Brazil. Pereira continued with the rematch of Israel Adesanya on UFC 287 in his only middleweight defense and lost due to Knock -out.
Only a few months ago, Chimaev Pereira trolled on social media to remember the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ about his devastating knockout defeat. Pereira will rematch Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 320 in October.