Following his spectacular win at UFC 294 late final yr, many are impatiently ready to see Khamzat Chimaev make his octagon return.
‘Borz’ rapidly turned a fan-favorite underneath the UFC banner since becoming a member of the promotion from Courageous CF in 2020. Chimaev has since gone on to win seven straight, extending his file to an ideal 13-0, along with his most spectacular victory arguably coming final trip towards Kamaru Usman.
Amid all of the hypothesis about his subsequent struggle, Khamzat Chimaev has lastly cleared that up. Throughout a current interview, the elite prospect gave his ultimate timeline for his return to motion.
“In the summertime, I feel. In the summertime we’ll be again,” Chimaev mentioned relating to his comeback. “I need to struggle in Saudi Arabia however I do not assume anyone desires to struggle me there.”
“So, we’ll see what is going on to occur. So, [I’m] simply ready for one thing. They needed me to struggle [at UFC] 300 however I mentioned it is too quick a time for 77 kilos [170lbs]. So, I would like slightly little bit of time.”
When requested a few potential Leon Edwards conflict, Chimaev revealed why the large welterweight title struggle did not come to fruition.
“It wasn’t 100% positive, however they talked. My supervisor mentioned, ‘Perhaps, possibly.’ My brother mentioned to me, ‘Not in Ramadan.’ So, after Ramadan, we take a while in camp after which we struggle anybody.”
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Having competed simply twice in nearly two years, followers’ have change into determined to see Chimaev again the place he belongs.
Regardless of probably lacking out on a title shot for lacking weight in his canceled matchup towards Nate Diaz, the Chechnya-born star stays in touching distance of his first shot at UFC gold.
Competing in each the middleweight and welterweight divisions throughout his run within the UFC, Khamzat Chimaev has expressed his curiosity in going through each Dricus Du Plessis and Leon Edwards for his or her belts.
One other man that the 29-year-old has been eager on going through is mild heavyweight king, Alex Pereira. Whereas there is no such thing as a official date but, take a look at what Chimaev needed to say about his return within the video beneath.
