Ahead of his co-main event fight against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Abu Dhabi this coming Saturday, Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov has revealed how a potential future fight against Khamzat Chimaev would go down.
Hoping to continue his undefeated streak this coming Saturday, Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov will take on his sternest test to date during his UFC tenure, facing off with the gritty Michal Oleksiejczuk.
Last time out, the undefeated Russian took on Antonio Trocoli, who was making his first UFC outing. Following that win, Magomedov called out Kevin Holland, but unfortunately, he wasn’t granted his wish.
Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov reveals how a fight against Khamzat Chimaev would go
The 30-year-old, despite being a top prospect in the division, isn’t the top prospect in the division. That is if Khamzat Chimaev can still be considered a prospect.
Despite having only competed at 185lbs a few times during his UFC tenure, ‘Borz’ is still regarded as a future champion, even though he continues to struggle to get into the Octagon.
Having said that fans have already begun to think about a possible future matchup between Chimaev and Shara ‘Bullet’ with them both being regarded as futures of the division.
With that, Magomedov has stated how he thinks a fight between the two would go.
“Even if I get taken down it doesn’t matter because my elbows are gonna do the job that they’re there to do so it’s not a big deal to be taken down, I’m always going to be dangerous and I’m ready to defend takedown’s but if I end up on my back I will do whatever I can to keep damaging him,” Magomedov said at the UFC Abu Dhabi media day.
Chimaev’s future is still relatively unknown considering he withdrew from his scheduled main event against Robert Whittaker this past June due to ongoing health issues.