There has hardly been a fighter in the UFC more dominant than Khamzat Chimaev. The ’28-year-old’ from Chechen Republic of Russia has 12 fights to his name as of now. In most of his fights, he has showcased utter domination over his opponents. Chimaev carried over the Chinese fighter, Li Jingliang, to the other part of the cage and talked to the boss Dana White while finishing him via submission.

Recently, there has been much speculation about ‘Borz” next potential opponent. Despite having many choices, ‘Borz’ is particularly keen to challenge the current Middleweight champion, Alex Pereira. Of late, Chimaev took to Instagram and posted a snap of him in the gym. He looked bulkier than regular, which had the fans speculating various things about him.

Khamzat Chimaev had the fans startled

‘Borz’ still has the option of fighting opponents like Colby Covington and Muhammad Belal. But his snap hinted that he might be in the process of gaining weight to try out a hand at the Middleweight division by challenging the monarch, Alex Pereira.

Chimaev’s Instagram post showcased him during his training session. ‘Borz’ evidently had a bulkier physique than before. A lot of his fans appreciated his weight gain. They also appeared to have knowledge of Chimaev’s plan of fighting Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira.

One Instagram user wrote, “100kg borz”. If not correct, the fan should have been close in his judgment. Another one wrote, “13-0 soon brother”. His wish was apparent in his comment.

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One fan also reckoned Pereira to be afraid of Chimaev moving up a division. He wrote, “Lol Alex looking at this like “maybe izzy for my first defense””. One more continued in his tone writing, “2-weight CHAMPION INSHAALLAH”.

Fans were restless to see Chimaev take on Pereira

Another bunch of fans were desperate to see a bout between Chimaev and Pereira. One of them stated, “Let’s go @alexpoatanpereira”. Another one mentioned the UFC boss, Dana White, and wrote, “@danawhite make it happen”. One more follower stated, “Will you fight in ufc rio??”

A fan also pulled in the great Jon Jones in it stating, “even Khamzat hit heavyweight before Jon jones”. The irony in this comment could be well understood, as there is still no confirmed news about the highly touted return of ‘Bones’.

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Another follower also wrote, “Heavyweight”. One more follower went even more specific regarding Chimaev’s weight. He stated, “looking like 185 for the wolf”. A fan put forward his choice, which was similar to Chimaev. He wrote, “Khamzat vs Poatan”.

It was evident that MMA fans wanted to see the showdown between Pereira and Chimaev. With the amazing firepower of both, this definitely would be a bout that none will want to miss.