Former UFC Champion Brings NASCAR and Khamzat Chimaev Debacle Into the Same Conversation

Published 09/10/2022, 1:56 PM EDT

A lot of things are happening in the UFC world at the moment, but hardly anything comes close to the Khamzat Chimaev fiasco. In NASCAR, however, nothing is more exciting right now than the upcoming race at Kansas Speedway. Recently, former UFC Champion Miesha Tate brought both topics into the same conversation. And you won’t believe how.

Miesha Tate recently posted on Facebook talking about the three things on her mind. The post said,

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“3 things on my mind…
1- I can’t believe Khamzat missed weight by 7.5lbs
2- Still excited to to see the fights tomorrow (wondering how that’s gonna pan out now?)
3-looking forward to watching Trackhouse team & Kevin Harvick race on Sunday
Gonna be a great weekend “

The upcoming Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway will surely be exciting. With the round of 16 underway, the playoff situation has changed with Joey Logano on top. However, it seems Tate will cheer for the #1 and #99 cars this race, along with Kevin Harvick in the #4. Who do you want to see driving to Victory Lane this race? Let us know in the comments.

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A pretty fascinating set of thoughts in one single post. Although UFC and NASCAR are both uniquely American sports, that’s where the similarities end. Sure, there are fights and rivalries in both of them. But one has cars, while the other is a combat sport. But what is the Khamzat Chimaev debacle?

Well, the Swedish MMA icon was set for a welterweight fight with Nate Diaz. However, things didn’t quite turn in his favor as he weighed 7.5 pounds more than the 170-pound limit. Obviously, that means Chimaev is out of the fight, and the opponents have switched around. Now, the Swedish fighter will go against Kevin Holland, while Diaz will trade blows with Tony Ferguson.

But what really happened to Khamzat? Well, UFC boss, Dana White, seems to know exactly what happened to Borz.

Dana White explains what happened to Khamzat Chimaev while Miesha Tate can’t believe it

Chimaev being excluded from the battle sure is a pretty fascinating thing. But there is a very clear reason, according to Dana White.

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“If you saw him yesterday, he was very lean already and he should have come in on weight,” said White to ESPN. “He started to cut weight and he started locking up and cramping and all the things that are from a bad cut.”

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“Unlike 10 years ago, we send in a doctor and they determine whether he will keep cutting weight and the doctor told him he shouldn’t.”

White could actually be right here. What do you think?

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane.

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Ranvijay Singh

Former UFC Champion Brings NASCAR and Khamzat Chimaev Debacle Into the Same Conversation

Dana White explains what happened to Khamzat Chimaev while Miesha Tate can’t believe it

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