Khamzat Chimaev has a UFC champion that can be bad for business.
After winning victories against Gilbert Burns, Kevin Holland, Kamaru Usman and Robert Whittaker, ‘Borz’ will want to redeem his long -awaited title chances on August 16 when he reigned and defending the middleweight King, Dricus du Plessis. The two will be a stacked UFC 319 card Koppen, from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
As it looks now, Chimaev is a 2 to 1 favorite to leave ‘The Windy City’ with gold around his waist. However, not everyone is happy that it is possible the unbeaten Chechen monster to win his first world title.
“Would Khamzat Chimaev De Riem win a disaster for the division?” Michael Bisping said during a recent episode of him Do you believe me Podcast. “I had to agree that in terms of promotion, yes, it could be, right?”
“Until we see him fight regularly, then it’s a question,” added Fighter Analyst Paul Felder. “It’s a problem.”
Chimaev burst the UFC scene in 2020 and won three fights in a period of eight weeks. But just when it seemed as if ‘Borz’ was on the fast track to superstar, a particularly annoying fight with COVID-19 stopped his momentum. The disease was said to be so bad that Chimaev considered withdrawing completely from the sport.
Fortunately that did not happen, but his performances have been there since then.
Khamzat Chimaev returns to the United States on UFC 319 for the first time in 3 years
2022 was the last time that Chimaev fought more than once in a calendar year. Moreover, ‘Borz’ has not participated in the US since UFC 279, when Chimaev’s notorious eight-pound Weight Miss forced the promotion to fully rework the top of the card 24 hours before the combat evening.
Assuming that there is no last-minute withdrawal-also a common event with Chimaev-Zal de Tsjetsjense return to the United States in just a few short weeks.
But if ‘Borz’ extends due to another medical problem, the rising competition company Reinier de Ridder will more than would like to take effect in the short term.
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