Jon Jones has expressed his displeasure with Khamzat Chimaev’s recent claim that he could best him.
The jaw-dropping comment was made by ‘Borz’ during an interview last week. Despite the massive difference in size between both men, Khamzat Chimaev remained confident in his chances against the UFC heavyweight champion.
Jones took to X/Twitter, where he implored Khamzat Chimaev to avoid answering such questions. Curiously, Jones said nothing of how he would fare in a bout with the unbeaten Chechen.
Instead, he merely advised him against giving credence to such hypotheticals:
“Khamzat Chimaev stop it, don’t let people ask you those questions.”
The interview in question took place on a YouTube channel called Smile 2 Jannah. It is largely focused on Islam and current affairs, but welcomed ‘Borz’, who is a devout Muslim.
During the interview, the interviewer told Khamzat Chimaev he’d list the names of several fighters, and Chimaev was to say how he’d fare against them.
Several notable names were mentioned, including Conor McGregor and Israel Adesanya, both of whom have some measure of history with ‘Borz’. The most perplexing name, however, was Jones, who Chimaev believes he’d best:
“He’s now a heavyweight. You’re asking me? For sure I think I will win. That’s a hard fight for everyone. He fought two times with my training partner Alexander Gustafsson. They had good fight.”
Curiously, ‘Borz’ was also asked about how he’d fare against interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, who also believes he could get the better of ‘Bones’ in a fight and has been calling for it, much to Jones’ displeasure.
As expected, Khamzat Chimaev also believes that, given enough time to bulk up, he could beat Aspinall as well.
Check out Khamzat Chimaev claim (15:05) he could beat Jon Jones in the clip below: