With an Octagon tenure spanning a collection of two weight divisions to date, unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev seems to have sights set on rekindling the AllStars MMA rivalry with heavyweight champion, Jon Jones – claiming a struggle with the Endicott native could also be on the horizon for him.
Chimaev, the present quantity 9 ranked middleweight contender, has been sidelined since he took dwelling a detailed, debated majority resolution win over former undisputed welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman in his Octagon comeback again in October at UFC 294.
Sidelined by way of hand surgical procedure to handle a ligament damage suffered within the opening spherical of his struggle with former pound-for-pound primary, Usman, Chimaev claims he has been “assured” a shot at middleweight gold subsequent.
And forward of UFC 297 this weekend in Canada, Chimaev claimed he was unaware that middleweight champion, Sean Strickland or incoming title chaser, Dricus du Plessis have been “scared” of him – with each not too long ago confirming their disinterest in preventing the Chechen-born finisher sooner or later.
Khamzat Chimaev weighs up Jon Jones showdown
Weighing up a possible weight class leap looking for a 3rd victory in separate weight lessons amid hyperlinks to a showdown with mild heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira – whom he predicted he would end, Chimaev has now name-dropped former pound-for-pound primary, Jones – within the vein of searching for revenge for his coaching companion, Alexander Gustafsson.
“Relies upon [on] which weight class,” Khamzat Chimaev instructed Smile 2 Jannah. “He’s (Jon Jones) now a heavyweight. You’re asking me? For positive, I feel I’ll win. That’s a tough struggle for everybody. He fought two instances with my coaching companion, Alexander Gustafsson – they’d good struggle.”
“So, I grew to become a fighter with Alex, been coaching with him,” Khamzat Chimaev defined. “For positive I need to struggle with [Jones] so it will likely be an enormous historical past if we struggle. Since Alex gave him one of the best struggle in historical past, now perhaps it’s my time to struggle him, as properly.”
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