Khamzat Chimaev He’s tired of having to go through hell every time he tries to gain weight for his 170-pound matches. The superstar wants to take his skills to the middleweight division.
UFC 279 It was a huge disaster for the rising contender, Khamzat Chimaev. Chechen was presented with the first headliner event and the fighter missed the opportunity to make headlines in a pay-per-view event with the legendary superstar Nate Diaz.
Khamzat missed the weight by almost 8 pounds, which forced the promotion to shuffle the entire motherboard to save the PPV event. Both Khamzat’s team and UFC President Dana White have hinted that the fighter will move into the middleweight division, where he will have less trouble losing weight.
In a recent tweet by the skilled fighter, he hinted that the “185” episode is his next target. What this does to Khamzat’s heavyweight title dreams is not yet known. Chimaev has already fought in the middleweight division in his career. Check out Khamzat’s tweet below:
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— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) September 23, 2022
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Can Khamzat Chimaev find success in the middleweight division?
Khamzat Chimaev is no stranger to the middleweight division. In fact, the fighter’s first match in the UFC was against the middleweight. John Phillips. Chimaev has fought in the UFC twice in the 185-pound weight class and beat larger opponents with just as easily as he did against the heavyweights.
Chimaev previously called the champion of the division, Israel Adesanya. While fighting for the title won’t be an easy road for Chechen, with the momentum he’s currently building in his career, a win over any of the top contenders could see him fight for the next 185-pound belt.
Paulo Costa is one of the best matches for Khamzat given his recent beef. The two got into heated debate during UFC 279 and the Brazilian would be happy to invite the Chechen fighter to the middleweight division.
