Khamzat Chimaev is the only UFC fighter to have 2 matches under his belt at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The fighter competed at Middleweight on the Fight Night Kattar vs Ige card on 15th July. Following the fight, he spoke to TMZ Sports and said he wants to fight Mike Perry as he doesn’t “like him.”
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A day ahead of his 2nd fight, ‘Borz’ elaborated further on why he doesn’t like ‘Platinum’ and seemingly sent the fighter a chilling warning.
In a chat with RT Sport, he said, “Because I see these guys, he hit one old man. In my country in the Russia if he like hit an old man somebody go close to you and see this they gonna start to hit you. Because, it’s not respect if he punch my father, my father old. I go to kill him, it’s like I don’t like this guy.”
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The up and coming fighter even spoke about an incident from last August involving Conor McGregor. He said, “Like him, Conor did this also. I don’t like that.”
Khamzat Chimaev makes waves in the UFC
Chimaev is on a roll in the UFC. First, he beat John Phillips and landed 124 strikes to his opponent’s meager tally of 2. Under 2 weeks later, he took on Rhys McKee at Welterweight to open the main card on UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Till. Here, the fighter did not absorb a single punch and landed 60+ unanswered shots in just over 3 minutes of utter dominance.
Khamzat Chimaev is redefining dominance in his short UFC career so far 👀 #UFCFightIsland3 pic.twitter.com/9GBCGVvYus
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 26, 2020
Following the fight, he claimed that he could compete again in an hour.
The fighter is certainly making the right noises and delivering in the Octagon. However, the 2 fighters he called out may not compete for a while. Mike Perry will not be offered a UFC fight for a while.
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Furthermore, Conor McGregor walked away from the sport for a 3rd time in his career and is showing signs of staying retired. ‘Notorious’ is teaming up with the Princess Charlene of Monaco for a voyage to raise awareness in water safety.
Do you see Khamzat Chimaev getting the opportunity to fight either Mike Perry or Conor McGregor anytime soon? What do you make of his comments for not liking the duo?
Sources: RT Sport-YouTube, ESPN MMA-Twitter, TMZ Sports-YouTube
