The current chapter of UFC star Khamzat Chimaev’s MMA career has baffled fans and analysts. The Russian fighter has put up dominant performances one after the other since his UFC debut in 2020. Arguably, the biggest fight of his MMA career came up against Gilbert Burns, where he won via a unanimous decision.

After this, Chimaev was all set to face one of UFC’s most popular faces, Nate Diaz, at UFC 279. However, ‘Borz’ ended up missing weight by 8 lbs, which led to the entire fight card being reshuffled. Chimaev faced Kevin Holland instead and won the match via first-round submission.

Unfortunately, fans have not seen Chimaev back in the ring since then. Nobody knows why Chimaev is not more active in the UFC. Dana White later announced Chimaev’s move to the middleweight division. But ‘Borz’ has been way more active on social media than inside the octagon lately.

Khamzat Chimaev calls out Francis Ngannou

The 29-year-old fighter has been making numerous call-outs over the past few months. From welterweights like Colby Covington to light heavyweights like Jan Błachowicz, no one seems safe from his call-outs. However, Chimaev raised the bar of his unpredictability when he called out the former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

In his recent tweet, Chimaev challenged Francis Ngannou for a grappling match. With at least a 50 lb difference between them, fans were left baffled after seeing this tweet. Many fans called Chimaev out for his repetitive call-outs.

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It seems like the UFC world is growing frustrated with Chimaev’s absence and wants to see him fight soon. Here are some of the fan reactions –

Some were excited about a potential grappling match between the two.

Many wanted to see a boxing fight between the two.

But many others were growing impatient because of his absence.

Fans can not wait to see him back in the octagon.

Some even predicted a title shot for him.

One fan did not think the idea of Chimaev vs Ngannou was profitable.

Some even took some sly digs at Chimaev.

Others termed his call-outs as weird

According to reports, Chimaev will make his UFC return in Abu Dhabi in October. Although the fight is not fixed yet, fans are expecting fellow middleweight Paulo Costa to be his opponent. Moreover, the two have been beefing for months, and both of them are interested in settling the scores inside the octagon. But till then, fans need to be ready for more such unpredictable callouts by Khamzat Chimaev.

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