The head of the UFC white said that Chimaev will hold the next fight with a fighter from the top 3 in the middleweight division
The head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White revealed the details of the next fight of the Swedish fighter of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev. The words of the functionary leads MMA Junkie.
“He will fight at middleweight, yes. And yes, he is in such a position that he should fight the top 3, ”White said. At the moment, the top three UFC middleweight fighters include New Zealander Israel Adesanya, Australian Robert Whittaker and American Jared Cannonier.
On September 11 last year, Chimaev defeated American Kevin Holland in the second most important fight at UFC 279. He was supposed to face American Nate Diaz in the main fight of the evening, but failed the weigh-in and was replaced by Tony Ferguson.
Chimaev is a native of Chechnya. He left Russia at the age of 19 when his family moved to Sweden. In his professional career, the athlete spent 12 fights without suffering a single defeat.
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