UFC middleweight division number nine, Khamzat Chimaev, has announced when he will be ready to make his next fight.
According to the Chechen fighter, he will undergo surgery within two weeks, after which he will be ready to take part in the UFC 300 anniversary tournament.
“After I have surgery within two weeks, I will recover and then I will come back to blow someone away,” Chimaev said in response to questions from followers on social media. “UFC 300? Let’s go! Tell Dana White to organize it.”
Since the UFC 300 tournament will take place this April, Chimaev’s participation in the event looks doubtful, as next year the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will last from March 10 to April 9, and it will be problematic for “Borz” to hold a training camp under such conditions.
Undefeated Khamzat Chimaev had his last fight on October 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, defeating Kamaru Usman by majority decision in the middleweight division before dropping his title fight to American Sean Strickland due to a hand injury, giving up his title shot to Dricus Du Plessis.
Two weeks ago, the 29-year-old fighter asked the management of the world’s strongest league to arrange a fight with current UFC bantamweight champion Alex Pereira, promising to finish the Brazilian early.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/33299-khamzat-chimaev-sdelal-zayavlenie-o-sleduyushchem-boe.html?rand=19907
