Contrary to the categorical statement of the UFC president that Khamzat Chimaev will not fight Kamaru Usman, the Chechen fighter claims that this fight is in development and could take place on October 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.
“At the moment we are training in Stockholm,” Chimaev said in an interview with the Swedish edition of Expressen. “We held training camps in Dubai, but have already returned. A month before the fight, we will go to Abu Dhabi. Otherwise, we train as usual in Stockholm. We are ready to fight”
“I estimate the probability of a fight with Kamaru Usman at 90%. Dana White is talking to him about holding a catchweight bout at 82kg because Usman doesn’t want to put on another two kilos and fight at middleweight. Let’s see how things turn out. There were no other options in the discussion, only him “
Last week, the Borz announced that they were ready to return to the octagon earlier and fight on September 2 at UFC Fight Night 226 in Paris. The last fight undefeated Khamzat Chimaev held in September last year at UFC 279 in Las Vegas, finishing by choke in the first round of Kevin Holland.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/31931-khamzat-chimaev-otsenil-veroyatnost-boya-s-kamaru-usmanom.html?rand=19907
