Fighter of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev representing the United Arab Emirates, will have no problem in the fight with the Nigerian Kamaru Usman at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi, Russian fighter Roman Kopylov told .
The tournament in the capital of the United Arab Emirates will take place on October 21. Initially, Chimaev was supposed to meet Paulo Costa, but the Brazilian withdrew from the fight due to elbow surgery. UFC President Dana White said the winner of the showdown would meet American middleweight champion Sean Strickland.
“I think Khamzat will have no problem.” He fights well, his arms and legs are long. He feels good in the stands. I think there is no chance for Usman,” Kopylov told .
Chimaev has 12 wins in 12 fights during his MMA career, while former UFC welterweight champion Usman has 20 wins and three losses.
Watch the UFC 294 tournament live stream on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The main event of the evening will be the confrontation between the Russian Islam Makhachev and the Australian Alexander Volkanovski.
Source : MatchTV

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