Khamzat Chimaev talked about Robert Whittaker’s broken chin after UFC 308 and what he plans to do next.
Speaking to the media following his brutal submission win over “The Reaper,” Chimaev came clean about hearing something popped as he pulled off a face crank on Whittaker.
However, “Borz” noted that he didn’t intend to break his opponent’s chin.
“Yeah, before I come in here, they show [a photo of Whittaker’s broken chin] to me. I felt something was wrong with his chin when I push it. So, feel bad for that, [I] didn’t mean to broke somebody’s chin. But this is my work, you know. Make somebody pain and make me happy and my family… When I pushed it, I felt some clicks,” Chimaev said.
Khamzat Chimaev wants everybody
When asked about what’s next, Khamzat Chimaev didn’t specify any target but is open to facing everybody put in front of him. As for the idea of moving up to challenge light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, “Borz” answered with a resounding “of course.”
“I want to fight everyone. Just make money, be happy… 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. So if they give me first a [fight] in my weight class, [then] I need to take the belt, then I’m gonna think about it as well,” Chimaev pointed out.