Chimaev challenged three UFC legends

Swedish mixed style fighter (MMA) of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev in Twitter challenged three opponents at once.

The athlete offered to fight Brock Lesnard, Georges Saint-Pierre and Daniel Cormier. He called the fighters legends and promised to beat each of them. Only Cormier answered Chimaev. He noted the confidence of the fighter, but thought that he could easily defeat him.

On November 19, Chimaev addressed the head of the UFC, Dana White. The athlete asked who would be his next opponent.

Chimaev has won four straight UFC fights. In his last bout at UFC 267, he defeated China’s Li Jingliang with a rear naked choke. In total, Chimaev has ten victories in ten fights.

Chimaev is a native of Chechnya. He left Russia at the age of 19 when his family moved to Sweden. The Chechen came to martial arts from freestyle wrestling.

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