Khamzat Chimaev stated that he wanted to fight in the middleweight division next. Moreover, he even called out reigning UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira at one point last year. However, Conor McGregor might be returning to the UFC as a welterweight. Chimaev‘s coach explains the possibility of him returning to welterweight to fight the ‘Notorious’.

The Irishman will have his comeback fight against Michael Chandler after the wrapping up of the 31st season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. It will be his first fight in over one and a half years. On the other hand, ‘Borz’s coach, Andreas Michael, recently appeared on the ‘Submission Radio’ podcast and shed some light on the topic.

“That is a megafight,” said Michael. He added, “It would be a blockbuster. It would be an amazing fight, box office hit pay-per-view.” He mentions that if Chimaev wanted to go down to welterweight again, he’d gladly do it. He claims cutting down the weight for ‘Borz’ is a “piece of cake.”

Fans react to the possibility of Khamzat Chimaev fighting Conor McGregor

There were a lot of fans on social media who gave their opinion on this matchup. Let us look at some of the reactions from fans on Instagram.

• Just cringe now how everyone is just begging for a McGregor fight just to get a payday.
• Khamzat wins within a minute
• Conor could fight a shoe box and sell 1m PPV. Khamzat isn’t in the top 15 fights on Conor’s radar
• Connor would not stand a chance in hell. Sorry.
• more of a slaughter than a fight
• It would be such a bad fight. Let’s be real. Size alone Khamzat is so much bigger and he would absolutely maul Conor.
• Conor’s strikes would be 0 for 0.

Most fans aren’t interested in seeing Khamzat Chimaev and Conor McGregor fight. One fan feels like asking for a fight with the ‘Notorious’ for a good payday is a recurring theme in the UFC as of late. Fans also claim that McGregor would not stand a chance with ‘Borz’, and will probably lose in the first minute. They believe that Chimaev will run through the Irishman due to the sheer size difference.

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However, anything can happen in combat sports today. If somehow UFC president Dana White believes the match can be booked, it will take place. But the Russian is now focused on fighting Robert Whittaker for the time being. Andreas Michael also stated that ‘Borz’ will return to fight after Ramadan ends.

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