Unbeaten welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev has called for a fight with former undisputed welterweight champion Kamaru Usman – vowing to “squeeze” the head out of O’Shea’s compatriot.
Chimaev, who fell from the official No. 3 welterweight ranking after Bilal Muhammad’s one-sided unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 earlier this month, has yet to return to the game. octagon Since headlining UFC 279 back in September last year.
After improving to 12-0 as a professional against a short-lived opponent, Chechen-born contender Kevin Holland pulled off a stunning opening round D’Arce choke win over the striker.
As for Osman, the former pound-for-pound number one suffered his second consecutive championship loss to three-time opponent, Leon Edwards at UFC 286 back in March, resulting in a near majority decision loss to the Birmingham native.
Welcoming the rapid-fire return to the Octagon in the form of a fight with Chimaev, Usman was urged to pursue a middleweight fight with the undefeated contender, with UFC President, Dana White closing the proposed welterweight fight.
Khamzat Chimaev claims the UFC approached him with a fight
Chimaev shared a similar interest in a potential title eliminator against the Nigerian next, issuing a stark warning to the former pound-for-pound summit.
In his interview, Khamzat Chimaev said: “The UFC told us that we have a fight in Abu Dhabi, and this is what I am waiting for.” YouTube channel. “I’m already here in Dubai, I live here, in a training camp, everything is fine, so I’ve been in good shape for a long time. I’ve been in a training camp in Thailand, I’ve been here in a training camp, I’ve been in Sweden training, so Just waiting for the discount and the contract, so we’ll see what happens.”
Khamzat Chimaev explained, “I want to tell (Camaro) Osman, I’m ready, just sign the contract.” “Let’s fight. Let’s make money. You want money, you want money, let’s go. I’ll hit your head. … Let’s go, let’s fight. Weight classes, if you’re feeling your best, you don’t need to talk about weight class. I feel like Better, for me it doesn’t matter, I stopped fighting at night [170 pounds] or [185 pounds]All weight classes. I’m King.