The delay in announcing the main fight of the UFC 300 tournament is due to the fact that one of the potential headliners of the anniversary event, Khamzat Chimaev, does not yet have a valid U.S. visa in hand.
This was reported in the regular edition of the program “The MMA Hour” by the well-known sports columnist Ariel Helwani. At the same time, the reporter, citing informed sources close to the situation, claims that Borz’s opponent should be the current UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards.
“If the UFC could organize a fight at the snap of their fingers, it would be the fight they are working on right now, as they consider it the biggest event possible, and that is a fight between Hamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards,” the reporter reported. “Based on Dana White’s statements, what he said about the attendant difficulties, and the information I’ve gotten from my sources, I conclude that everything hinges on Chimaev’s ability to fight in the United States. The last time he fought in the U.S. was almost two years ago, and now they are trying to resolve this issue”
Until last October, Khamzat Chimaev was ranked fourth in the UFC’s welterweight rankings, but moved up to ninth in the organization’s top 10 middleweights after defeating Kamaru Usman by majority decision at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.
Two months ago, Leon Edwards made the second successful defense of his title with a five-round unanimous decision win over Colby Covington at UFC 296 in Las Vegas.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/33897-khamzat-chimaev-mozhet-vozglavit-turnir-ufc-300.html?rand=19907
