“Now he weighs 89-90 kg” – Chimaev’s brother announced the fighter’s weight two days before the official weigh-in

UFC fighter’s older brother Khamzata Chimaeva Artur Chimaev told that the fighter is ready for his seventh UFC fight.

Chimaev made his debut in the promotion at middleweight (up to 84 kg), after which the fighter fought three fights at welterweight (up to 77 kg), one at middleweight and another at middleweight. Previously, Chimaev has repeatedly announced his intention to win titles in two or even three weight categories. The fighter’s stats in mixed martial arts are 12 wins and 0 losses. Chimaev’s next fight will be against Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.

– We speak to you 44 hours before the weigh-in – are you satisfied with his form?

“I’m happy that he now feels confident and has had a long camp here, more than two months. I myself arrived three weeks ago. I see he’s ready.

– How much does he weigh now?

— Around 89 to 90 kg.

“He talked a lot about belts and even belts in different weight categories, but today at the press conference he said several times that he would like to win money. Why has the discourse changed so much?

– I can’t say that anything has changed. The general idea is to make money and make your life easier in the future. But there is also a goal: to get a belt.

— Do you think that some journalists from the United States and Europe do not understand Khamzat’s mentality when he says that he is ready to die or kill in a cage? That for him, it is only partly a game for the public?

– Well, they might not understand it, yes, they might think it’s to promote the fight. I have known him since childhood, he is a self-confident person,” Artur Chimaev told .

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