No. 9 ranked UFC middleweight, Hamzat Chimaev, is ready to move up two weight classes to fight current UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who he considers not only the strongest fighter in the world at the moment, but also the best representative of the sport in history.
“Jon Jones is still the best fighter in the world right now,” “Borz” said in an interview with Smile 2 Jannah. “He has the most title defenses, he’s a two weight class champion, he’s never lost, and he was the youngest champion in the UFC. Everyone in the MMA world knows him – he’s the best in history, there’s no one else like him. Needless to say, this is a dream fight for anyone who wants to make history.”
“I’m younger than him. Hopefully he doesn’t quit his job anytime soon and we can make this fight when I move up. It’s a tough fight for anyone. He fought my sparring partner, Alexander Gustafsson, twice, those were great fights, and I became a fighter by training with Alex. Of course, I want to fight Jon Jones. If we fight, this fight will be a big story. Alex gave him the toughest fight of his career and maybe it’s my time to fight him”
Currently, Khamzat Chimaev is a prime candidate to fight the winner of the title fight between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis, while Jon Jones, who tore a pectoral muscle, plans to make his title defense against Stipe Miocic after his recovery.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/33655-khamzat-chimaev-nazval-luchshego-bojtsa-v-mire-i-istorii.html?rand=19907
