Big brother Khamzata Chimaeva Artur Chimaev told that they have not received any proposals regarding a possible fight between UFC middleweights from the Chechen Republic at the June 23 tournament in Saudi Arabia.
Previously, an announcement of the fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Israel Adesanya, scheduled for June 23, was published on the official website of the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. UFC President Dana White later said that this fight was not scheduled by the organization for any of the tournaments. In the UFC middleweight rankings, Chimaev occupies 11th place, ex-champion Adesanya is in second place.
“They didn’t make us an offer for a fight with Adesanya. We were given a guarantee that they would give us the title after the fight with Usman (took place in October 2023 – approximately “”), and in the end they offered a fight with Edwards at UFC 300 up to 77 kg category. They proposed it with two months left before the tournament. But we clearly planned not to return to the 77 kg category, especially since Ramadan would continue during this period. And even without these factors, no one would get the title in two months. There was an offer, but no conditions. For now there is nothing, we said that after Ramadan we could consider options. And they clarified that we cannot guarantee that we will reduce the weight by 77 kg. Even if Khamzat reaches the limit, it will be one fight,” Artur Chimaev told .
Khamzat Chimaev had seven fights in the UFC, competing in middleweight (83.9 kg) and welterweight (up to 77.1 kg), and had seven victories.
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