Khamzat Chimaev News
Khamzat Chimaev believes Jake Paul would defeat Nate Diaz in potential boxing match: “Too weak, too old”
Susan Cox - March 23, 2023
Khamzat Chimaev believes Jake Paul would defeat Nate Diaz in a potential boxing match. Jake Paul signed a deal with the PFL (Professional Fighters League) earlier this year and spoke about an MMA fight/boxing match with Diaz in the near future.
Khamzat Chimaev says current UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira would be the easiest fight of his career: “First round. First minute”
Harry Kettle - March 23, 2023
UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has suggested that a fight against Alex Pereira would be the easiest of his mixed martial arts career. For the last little while, there’s been some tension brewing between Alex Pereira and Khamzat Chimaev. The two have gone back and forth with one another on social media, potentially setting up a fight between them at some point in the future.
Khamzat Chimaev explains why "little boy" Colby Covington is an "easy fight" for him
Cole Shelton - March 22, 2023
Khamzat Chimaev is confident he would easily beat Colby Covington if they were to fight. Chimaev has been vocal in the past about wanting to fight Covington and recently stated that he was offered and accepted a bout against him. However, ‘Chaos’ quickly denied those allegations and shared some harsh words for ‘Borz’ in the process.
Khamzat Chimaev responds to Colby Covington's recent verbal onslaught: "I accept the fight four times"
Josh Evanoff - March 20, 2023
UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev has responded to Colby Covington. ‘Borz’ has been out of the octagon since a submission win over Kevin Holland last September. However, he wasn’t supposed to face ‘TrailBlazer’ that night. The matchup was made after Nate Diaz declined to fight Chimaev after the Chechen badly missed weight for their UFC 279 clash.
Khamzat Chimaev confirms his intentions of fighting for the UFC welterweight title: “Soon I’ll take my belt from this two clowns”
Susan Cox - March 17, 2023
Khamzat Chimaev has confirmed his intentions of fighting for the UFC welterweight title. Chimaev (12-0 MMA) last fought in September of 2022 at UFC 279 where he defeated Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA) via submission at 2:13 of round one.
Khamzat Chimaev ends fight camp preparations for Ramadan
Susan Cox - February 21, 2023
Khamzat Chimaev has ended his fight camp preparations for Ramadan. Chimaev (12-0 MMA) last fought in September of 2022 at UFC 279 where he defeated Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA) via submission. The Swedish born 28-year-old has yet to lose a fight in the Octagon.
Robert Whittaker reacts to callout from Khamzat Chimaev: “Oh yeah, cool – let’s do it”
Cole Shelton - February 8, 2023
Robert Whittaker has responded to Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev has recently come out and said he wants to fight Whittaker in his return to middleweight. He believes it would be a fun fight for the fans where the winner would also get the next title shot, and now Whittaker has responded and is open to making it happen.
Khamzat Chimaev says Colby Covington went “running”, claims he will fight the winner of Usman vs. Edwards 3: “Whoever takes it will face me”
Harry Kettle - February 8, 2023
Khamzat Chimaev has claimed that Colby Covington doesn’t want to fight him after laying out his future plans in the UFC. The rise of ‘Borz’ has been pretty incredible to watch in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the space of just a few short years, he has become one of the biggest stars in the promotion – and all of mixed martial arts.
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira takes aim at Khamzat Chimaev: “He’s running from his own weight class”
Susan Cox - January 23, 2023
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has taken aim at welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev. ‘Poatan’ had challenged ‘Borz’ to a fight at light heavyweight late last year.
Sean O’Malley explains why Khamzat Chimaev’s rumored move to middleweight would be the “smartest f**king career move”
Susan Cox - January 20, 2023
Sean O’Malley is explaining why Khamzat Chimaev’s rumored move to middleweight would be the ‘smartest f**king career move’. Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA) last fought in September of 2022 at UFC 279 where he defeated Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA) by submission. Originally the Swedish-born fighter was supposed to fight Nate Diaz (21-13 MMA) at UFC 279, but missed weight by a whopping 7.5 pounds.
Neil Magny details training with "real deal" Khamzat Chimaev: "I f****d around and found out'
Cole Shelton - January 20, 2023
Neil Magny was vocal in wanting to fight Khamzat Chimaev, but it never came to fruition. Magny and Chimaev agreed to fight one another on social media and for a while, it looked like the fight would happen. But, after it didn’t and both went their separate ways, Magny and Chimaev ended up training with one another and after the training session, Magny realized the Swede is the real deal.
Gilbert Burns says he was told Khamzat Chimaev plans on fighting at middleweight going forward
Harry Kettle - January 18, 2023
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has claimed that he was told Khamzat Chimaev plans on moving up to middleweight. Last April, Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev went to war. The two men battled it out in a welterweight clash for the ages, with Chimaev being pushed to the limit more so than he ever has been before.
Shavkat Rakhmonov hilariously reacts to Kevin Lee's callout of Khamzat Chimaev: "Where do I fit into this"
Josh Evanoff - December 30, 2022
Shavkat Rakhmonov wants to know where he fits into the welterweight division. ‘Nomad’ has been out of action since his clash with Neil Magny in June. The bout was the biggest test of the undefeated fighter’s career thus far, but he was seemingly unfazed. Rakhmonov dominated the veteran en route to a second-round submission win.
Daniel Cormier encourages Paulo Costa to face Khamzat Chimaev in the final fight of his UFC deal: “Beat him impressively. Then, you hold all the chips”
Harry Kettle - December 30, 2022
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has encouraged Paulo Costa to take on Khamzat Chimaev in the last fight of his contract. We all know Paulo Costa to be an eccentric figure. In addition to his actions in the cage, he’s also got a bizarre personality on social media. So much so, of course, that his tweets tend to gain more traction than his fights – when he does fight.
Paulo Costa and Belal Muhammad chime in on Khamzat Chimaev’s claim that nobody wants to fight him
Harry Kettle - December 28, 2022
Paulo Costa and Belal Muhammad have both laughed off Khamzat Chimaev’s claim that nobody wants to fight him. It’s no secret that Khamzat Chimaev is one of the scariest fighters in mixed martial arts. He’s unbeaten in the UFC and, in the eyes of many, has the potential to become a two-weight UFC champion.
Kevin Lee calls out Khamzat Chimaev for his return to the UFC: "Don’t act like everybody scared of the man"
Cole Shelton - December 27, 2022
Kevin Lee is eyeing a return to the UFC to face Khamzat Chimaev. Lee was released from the UFC back in 2021 after back-to-back losses and signed with Eagle FC. He made his promotional debut with a decision win over Diego Sanchez in March of 2022 but has yet to fight since.
Darren Till offers prediction for possible Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington matchup: "He'd be the powerful one"
Josh Evanoff - December 8, 2022
If Khamzat Chimaev and Colby Covington end up fighting, Darren Till knows who he’d pick to win. ‘Borz’ has been out of action since September at UFC 279, when he faced Kevin Holland. In that outing, the Chechen scored a first-round submission win over ‘Trail Blazer’. However, that wasn’t the bout he was expecting that weekend.
Pros react after Stephen Thompson defeats Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando
Chris Taylor - December 3, 2022
Tonight’s UFC Orlando event was headlined by a welterweight contest featuring Stephen Thompson taking on Kevin Holland. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after dropping back-to-back decisions losses to Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad. Prior to those setbacks, the former two-time welterweight title challenger had scored wins over Geoff Neal and Vicente Luque.