Sean Strickland isn’t thrilled with the prospect of a Khamzat Chimaev fight. UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland recently weighed in on potential challengers for later this year. This weekend, at UFC 297, ‘Tarzan’ will make his first defense of the 185lbs gold opposite Dricus du Plessis. The build to the fight has been unpredictable, with everything from deeply…
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…
Jon Jones is a big-money fight for many, but more importantly, he is a legacy fight. As of now, the two serious considerations for his next fight are Tom Aspinall, the interim heavyweight champion, and Stipe Miocic, the former heavyweight champion. But Khamzat Chimaev, a middleweight contender, wants to be added to the mix. Chimaev,…
Hours after Dana White made a major announcement regarding UFC 300, undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev hinted that his next appearance could very well be at the massive milestone event. With UFC 300 a few short months away, the card is beginning to shape up with some very exciting matchups, including the recently announced BMF title…
Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev remains steadfast in his claim to a title shot in his return to the Octagon – claiming he was unaware his recent targets, Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis were so scared of him ahead of their own battle at UFC 297 this month. Khamzat Chimaev, the current number nine ranked middleweight…
Alex Pereira is the newly minted UFC light heavyweight champion, having TKO’d former titleholder Jiří Procházka at UFC 295 to capture the vacant strap. In the wake of his victory, however, ‘Poatan’ set his sights on a fighter with whom he has history and who has, to some degree, fallen from grace: Khamzat Chimaev. The…
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka would love to face Khamzat Chimaev if Alex Pereira doesn’t. ‘Borz’ took to social media earlier this week to call out Alex Pereira. ‘Poatan’ is fresh off his return at UFC 295 opposite Jiri Prochazka. In the Madison Square Garden headliner earlier this month, the Brazilian scored a second-round knockout win,…
Khamzat Chimaev is calling for a fight with Alex Pereira after being snubbed of a middleweight title shot. It was Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA) who anticipated getting a shot at the middleweight title following his majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA) this past October in Abu Dhabi at UFC 294. That was not…
Many fans were left disappointed when Paulo Costa vs. Khamzat Chimaev fell through at UFC 294, but the former UFC title challenger still appears to be chasing a fight against ‘Borz’. ‘Borrachinha’ recently uploaded a picture of himself looking directly into the camera to his X (formerly Twitter) account. In the caption, Costa appeared to…
Paulo Costa is not impressed with Khamzat Chimaev following his UFC 294 win over Kamaru Usman. Chimaev and Usman did battle in a short-notice fight inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 21. Despite a dominant opening round for Chimaev, Usman made things competitive with his boxing and ground defense. Ultimately, Chimaev won the…
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