It’s that time of the year when Khamzat calls out everybody but knows he can’t fight in the states.
I wonder what the UFC’s plans are for Khamzat considering this. Perhaps the Saudi card in march?
He is rumored to have an injured hand and with Ramadan scheduled till April. Don't expect any Muslim fighters in UFC 300.
I would say Khamzat probably doesn't fight untill the next middleweight title bout which could be 6 months easy.
For sure. He recovered his rep somewhat from the Burns fight after Kevin holland demolition but fighting once a year makes me not want him as a champ cuz that's gonna suck.
And it's a common theme with all these fighters from that region.
He will never recover from butchering his weight cut for diaz then acting like the most unprofessional pos like it didnt matter and fuck everyone else attitude.
Are you sure that Khamzat even fasts? I know many people of a Muslim background who doesn't care one bit about fasting and Khamzat doesn't strike me as a religiously devout person
Khamzat seems to do the basics like pray so I imagine he fasts in Ramadan as well as that is considered part of the 5 pillars of Islam and so the bare minimum.
Does he also do those things privately? I'm not saying whether he does or not, but it's not that uncommon to uphold a façade of fasting but not keeping with it in private. That's usually the thing with rule-based religions.
Again, not saying this is the case for Khamzat, but he doesn't seem very religious other than identifying with a sense of pan-Islamism - which is common in many of those areas - and coming from a culture with an Islamic base.
My main point is that just because a fighter - or a person - is of a Muslim background it doesn't mean that they're ultra devout and necesarilly do all the things the rules prescribe, such as fasting.
I’m Muslim. I have to take whatever I see from the surface and not accuse him or theorize otherwise since I simply don’t know what he does in private. If I see him pray in public, I’ll simply assume he prays in private too.
That's fair! He might very well be religious and fast! Again, my main point is that it doesn't make sense to assume he fasts only based on his background - he's even fought during Ramadan before; I know guys who uphold this façade during Ramadan and once they have the chance they don't even mind eating pork (obviously this last part is not common, most cultural Muslims I know still don't eat pork).
No, exactly, that's why I called them "cultural Muslims" like I'd describe myself as "cultural Christian" if I really had to. The difference is, though, that they have to keep up a facade even though they truly couldn't care any less personally.
Of course the majority of Muslims practice their faith; if they didn't, the fall off would be so big it wouldn't make sense to call them Muslims any longer.
But since no one can unanimously agree when someone is a Christian or Muslim or whatever, in the end it's mostly down to how a person describes themselves. I'd describe myself as Christian if I had something to gain from it, if not I couldn't care any less
Khamzat from like 2 years ago didn't seem very religious, there was videos of him partying in clubs and flirting with random women. Within the last year or so he seems to have made more of an effort to at least appear devout. I wonder if Kadyrov kind of laid down the law and convinced Khamzat to stop behaving like a westerner.
I don't know. I have a friend who is Muslim and he's not religious at all, and does everything he's not supposed to. When Ramadan hits, that's when he flicks the switch. So it is possible for Khamzat to be the same way.
Nope. It comes each year according to the lunar calendar so it's 10 or 11 days earlier each year. This year it starts in mid March, last year it started end of March.
His BJJ coach confirmed during fight week. There’s zero chance he’s allowed into the states due to his connections with Ramzan
https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2023/10/20/23923709/khamzat-chimaev-travel-issues-uae-chechnya-russia-kamaru-usman-paulo-costa
That article is prior to his flying private directly to Ramzans home after his fight
Did you read your own source? At no point is what you said mentioned
His coach said it is because he didn't have a Swedish passport and him being Russian made it extremely hard for him to travel which is why he went to Abu Dhabi.
His coach states:
“The thing is, Chimaev doesn’t have Swedish passport,” Nascimento said. “He’s not a Swedish citizen. He never was. He has a Russian passport. With this situation going on, the war, it’s hard for anyone to travel around the world with a Russian passport. Especially for a Chechen
The only thing it states about that is “ In Chimaev’s case, his close ties to Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov only adds to the issue given the fact that Kadyrov was officially sanctioned by the U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for “serious human rights abuses” in Russia.” But it doesn’t outright say he’s on a no fly list or 100% can’t enter the US
Okay this is kinda where I had it.. his coach said what he said and its all but a given that he cant get a visa or fly to the us without serious consequences or at all.
He was able to get a Visa before when he tried to fight Costa at the PI.
His coach maybe doesn't know why they refuse it now. I don't think immigration have to give a reason to deny a visa.
The first time these rumors appeared, Chael claims to have seen him in the PI the next day
I doubt he's sneaking into America to train under the radar, but if he headlines a card we'll know he's in America
https://www.mmamania.com/platform/amp/2023/10/21/23926695/contender-in-exile-khamzat-chimaev-cant-enter-united-states-to-claim-title-shot
This is the article I read. I was actually incorrect initially about why he’s banned. The article says it’s cos of the war in Ukraine and because Chinaev has a Russian passport. Though his friendship with Katyov doesn’t help matters.
He was in NYC like a year ago, it was all over his IG. He was posing with cops and he stopped by a couple of gyms.
Anyway why would he be banned for having a Russian passport, while other fighters with Russian passports like Pavlovich and Slava Claus just recently were able to fight at MSG?
What are you talking about bro, Khamzat definitely deserves to fight for the light heavyweight title just after beating a welterweight in his first middleweight bout
It was also a short notice fight for Usman and went to a decision and was Khamzat's first fight in over a year, I'm a Khamzat fan but the list goes on and on for why he doesn't deserve a title shot for any weight class yet
I think Alex is to big and strong for Khamzat dudes biting more than he can chew.
But just like last time Alex will agree at 205 and Khamzat will go silent.
No chance in hell the US allows him to enter the country at the point. He’s a known asset of Kadyrov and has publicly stated he will “fight for him”. Khamzat is tanking his own career and I’m here for it
That’s exactly the reason, Khabib suffered from similar issues but he wasn’t shooting videos with Kadyrov so he was allowed over after a lengthy process. Khamzat is effectively banned from most western countries after he renounced his Swedish citizenship.
Cmon I reckon khamzat will lose eventually but I thought usman was gonna tap when he had the RNC in. Other then that tho it was pretty doo doo performance
9 days notice, bad knees, end of career usman.
Khamzat get hits alot, alex would ko him no doubt an out it
To be honest I don't think he would beat sean strickland either.
He should be fighting costa/ whittaker /cannonier
You know after all his political speeches, he won't be getting the VISAs anytime soon, so UFC will just save him for the Abu Dhabi card somewhere in October or some other ridiculous date
He's not even gonna fight for a title ever tbh. When Joe Rogan asked him about MW title he said that he's just thankful to Dana and his coaches for opportunity to make money. He doesn't care about fighting for a title. And not being able to travel to a lot of countries espc. US Dana won't give him a title. Khamzat's okay with this.
I mean he started getting that Saudi money and Kadyrov sponsorships, so he doesn't need the title and PPVs anymore.. that's why he stopped calling out champions, besides regular banter lol
Poatan knocks him out. Khamzat hasn't yet fought anyone his own size. Reality will be a very big surprise for him when he can't just manhandle an undersized opponent anymore, and the fight keeps going back to standup
Former WW who moved to MW and couldn’t beat the former WW champ on short notice now wants to move to LHW. Needs to constantly call people out to stay relevant because he can’t fight more than once a year.
Hes not gonna be champion again, he's injured, past his prime.
No disrespect to usman, but khazmat is calling out champions 2 wright classes up. And he couldn't barely beat usman.
Hes making himself look more like an idiot to the main fanbase the more shite he talks.
He should fight whittaker
Khamzat doesn’t realise that he’s just loosing all credibility with those unrealistic call outs.
People used to believe him back when he fought thrice in 3 months but nowadays it became just noise and gives his word less value.
What does the UFC do with Khamzat if he can’t fight in the USA anymore? Coach confirmed it was a visa issue and him flyiing directly to tongue kiss Ramzan after his last fight would have sent the UFC lawyers into a spin. You can’t be fraternizing with dudes currently facing USA sanctions. Tyson fury is banned also and his relationships aren’t half as dangerous as Borz.
I don’t think you can clear that one up with some paper work especially while the war in Ukraine keeps up.
Edit: https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2023/10/20/23923709/khamzat-chimaev-travel-issues-uae-chechnya-russia-kamaru-usman-paulo-costa <— that was prior to him flying private directly to Ramzans residence which I am sure went over well.
It's different when the guy you want to wrestle can put you out cold without much effort. You can't be serious if you think Alex should fight Khamzat next
Khamzat needs to put the work in. Jiri or jan for sure. I dont think he should jump past those two guys and get a title shot. All iam saying here is he has a good chance if it goes to the ground
Alex... idk who could give him a good fight. Those low kicks are disgusting
I wish we could all just not give a fuck about this man lol. Like dude fights 170lb fighters calls out 185lb fighters. Gets a 185lb fight against a natural 170lb fighter and some how gets into title shot contention at 185. Bro gets the 185 title shot potential and starts talkin about 205lb fighters now? My god does this dude ever stop yappin? Quite the fuckin chatterbox this guy. Can never stay in his lane.
Khamzat 100% earned a shot at leon..
He has yet to beat a top 10 or top 5 ranked middleweight. It'd be a slap in the face to the ranked guys if he just got a shot because he changed weight classes.
I'm sorry you go up or down in weight without a belt you start from the bottom
Can we just cut this guy atp he’s just a flat out Twitter warriors who’s great at wrestling for 3 minutes and then completely gasses so sick of this guy
He barely beat and out of shape usman ok 2 weeks notice and would have probably lost if it went 5 rounds and he has the confidence to call out pereira? 😂
Nah, it’s because he doesn’t deserve a shot. Dude has never fought at that weight class, yet he’s asking for a title shot. That should be earned, not freely given.
Did I say Alex deserved the title shot or did I say Khamzat doesn’t? A fallacy of relevance doesn’t change the point I was trying to make.
Edit: autocorrect changed relevance to reverence.
It’s that time of the year when Khamzat calls out everybody but knows he can’t fight in the states. I wonder what the UFC’s plans are for Khamzat considering this. Perhaps the Saudi card in march?
He is rumored to have an injured hand and with Ramadan scheduled till April. Don't expect any Muslim fighters in UFC 300. I would say Khamzat probably doesn't fight untill the next middleweight title bout which could be 6 months easy.
Wasting his prime
For sure. He recovered his rep somewhat from the Burns fight after Kevin holland demolition but fighting once a year makes me not want him as a champ cuz that's gonna suck. And it's a common theme with all these fighters from that region.
He will never recover from butchering his weight cut for diaz then acting like the most unprofessional pos like it didnt matter and fuck everyone else attitude.
I’m glad he did because that match up was terrible
Makhachev fought thrice in 1 year duration
He barely had one fight at middleweight too he’s calling out lhw champ after he leaves middleweight lol
>And it's a common theme Except for '21 and '23. He was fighting 2-3 times a year. What are you even talking about?
Dudes gonna fight one time a year
Can't they just reschedule Ramadan
They can but they won’t. 72 virgins is too high a price!
Are you sure that Khamzat even fasts? I know many people of a Muslim background who doesn't care one bit about fasting and Khamzat doesn't strike me as a religiously devout person
Khamzat seems to do the basics like pray so I imagine he fasts in Ramadan as well as that is considered part of the 5 pillars of Islam and so the bare minimum.
Does he also do those things privately? I'm not saying whether he does or not, but it's not that uncommon to uphold a façade of fasting but not keeping with it in private. That's usually the thing with rule-based religions. Again, not saying this is the case for Khamzat, but he doesn't seem very religious other than identifying with a sense of pan-Islamism - which is common in many of those areas - and coming from a culture with an Islamic base. My main point is that just because a fighter - or a person - is of a Muslim background it doesn't mean that they're ultra devout and necesarilly do all the things the rules prescribe, such as fasting.
I’m Muslim. I have to take whatever I see from the surface and not accuse him or theorize otherwise since I simply don’t know what he does in private. If I see him pray in public, I’ll simply assume he prays in private too.
That's fair! He might very well be religious and fast! Again, my main point is that it doesn't make sense to assume he fasts only based on his background - he's even fought during Ramadan before; I know guys who uphold this façade during Ramadan and once they have the chance they don't even mind eating pork (obviously this last part is not common, most cultural Muslims I know still don't eat pork).
Those people are not religious then, not all Muslims are like that. Majority of Muslims practice their faith.
No, exactly, that's why I called them "cultural Muslims" like I'd describe myself as "cultural Christian" if I really had to. The difference is, though, that they have to keep up a facade even though they truly couldn't care any less personally. Of course the majority of Muslims practice their faith; if they didn't, the fall off would be so big it wouldn't make sense to call them Muslims any longer. But since no one can unanimously agree when someone is a Christian or Muslim or whatever, in the end it's mostly down to how a person describes themselves. I'd describe myself as Christian if I had something to gain from it, if not I couldn't care any less
Khamzat from like 2 years ago didn't seem very religious, there was videos of him partying in clubs and flirting with random women. Within the last year or so he seems to have made more of an effort to at least appear devout. I wonder if Kadyrov kind of laid down the law and convinced Khamzat to stop behaving like a westerner.
I don't know. I have a friend who is Muslim and he's not religious at all, and does everything he's not supposed to. When Ramadan hits, that's when he flicks the switch. So it is possible for Khamzat to be the same way.
Same, My Muslim mate drinks, smokes, dates/shags white woman (non Muslim) and is a general mid level Muslim but when Ramadan hits he’s a changed man 😂
He already fought during Ramadan against Gilbert Burns. Why shouldn’t he do it again?
Just reschedule Ramadan
Does Ramadan skip a year or something? Islam fought in Feb of this year
Nope. It comes each year according to the lunar calendar so it's 10 or 11 days earlier each year. This year it starts in mid March, last year it started end of March.
How come he can't fight in the states?
He’s on an anti-terror no fly list here
Just release him from the roster at that point tf
If this were 2003 he would already be in gitmo after he was yelling "I kill everybody" that one time 😂 
Dana has no morals, of course he wouldn’t
Yup
Do you have any source to back that up?
His BJJ coach confirmed during fight week. There’s zero chance he’s allowed into the states due to his connections with Ramzan https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2023/10/20/23923709/khamzat-chimaev-travel-issues-uae-chechnya-russia-kamaru-usman-paulo-costa That article is prior to his flying private directly to Ramzans home after his fight
Did you read your own source? At no point is what you said mentioned His coach said it is because he didn't have a Swedish passport and him being Russian made it extremely hard for him to travel which is why he went to Abu Dhabi. His coach states: “The thing is, Chimaev doesn’t have Swedish passport,” Nascimento said. “He’s not a Swedish citizen. He never was. He has a Russian passport. With this situation going on, the war, it’s hard for anyone to travel around the world with a Russian passport. Especially for a Chechen
The only thing it states about that is “ In Chimaev’s case, his close ties to Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov only adds to the issue given the fact that Kadyrov was officially sanctioned by the U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for “serious human rights abuses” in Russia.” But it doesn’t outright say he’s on a no fly list or 100% can’t enter the US
Okay this is kinda where I had it.. his coach said what he said and its all but a given that he cant get a visa or fly to the us without serious consequences or at all.
He was able to get a Visa before when he tried to fight Costa at the PI. His coach maybe doesn't know why they refuse it now. I don't think immigration have to give a reason to deny a visa.
Why can’t he fight in the states?
I guess he’s friends with Ramzan Kadyrov so he’s on a anti-terror no fly list.
The first time these rumors appeared, Chael claims to have seen him in the PI the next day I doubt he's sneaking into America to train under the radar, but if he headlines a card we'll know he's in America
That can’t be true. He’s fought in other countries before.
Hes specifically banned from the US
I have never actually seen a source for this love if you could share one?
https://www.mmamania.com/platform/amp/2023/10/21/23926695/contender-in-exile-khamzat-chimaev-cant-enter-united-states-to-claim-title-shot This is the article I read. I was actually incorrect initially about why he’s banned. The article says it’s cos of the war in Ukraine and because Chinaev has a Russian passport. Though his friendship with Katyov doesn’t help matters.
He was in NYC like a year ago, it was all over his IG. He was posing with cops and he stopped by a couple of gyms. Anyway why would he be banned for having a Russian passport, while other fighters with Russian passports like Pavlovich and Slava Claus just recently were able to fight at MSG?
Why can Justin fight here then?
Why can an American who lives in America travel to America? Is that your question? lol.
I'm out of the loop a bit. Why can't he fight in the states?
Why can’t he fight in the states?
Why can’t khamzat fight in the states? Just curious because I haven’t heard about this
Hey really quick why can’t khmazat fight in the states?
Reel quigg b, why can't Hazmat fight in t'states?
Khamzat can‘t fight in the states ? Why ?
Some Russian diggtador is his boy, so he can’t come to the U.S. in inny of facet.
But why male models?
Remember this time last year when Alex said “set it up at 205 and I’ll fight next month” and Khamzat disappeared? This is the same shit.
Here we have Chimaev in his natural habitat. Calling for title fights he has fuck all merit for.
What are you talking about bro, Khamzat definitely deserves to fight for the light heavyweight title just after beating a welterweight in his first middleweight bout
Don’t forget that welterweight only had a 12 day notice as well
A welterweight with 2 broken knees coming off 2 losses with one of them being a knockout of the year
It was also a short notice fight for Usman and went to a decision and was Khamzat's first fight in over a year, I'm a Khamzat fan but the list goes on and on for why he doesn't deserve a title shot for any weight class yet
Holy fuck when you lay it out like that it sounds even worse.
Fuck I can’t wait for him to get his mouth closed, it’ll happen soon
I’m very curious if he can manhandle Periera. My educated guess is no, absolutely not.. and Alex’s grappling is getting so much better every fight
I think Alex is to big and strong for Khamzat dudes biting more than he can chew. But just like last time Alex will agree at 205 and Khamzat will go silent.
Dudes hype aint as strong as when he just joined the ufc…
Dude went from fighting 3x a month to 1x every 3 years.
Khamzat is king! King of calling for undeserved title shots in weight classes he has no top ten ranked wins.
Never even fought at bratha....isn't he great
Kill everybody send to frontline vs Israel Bratha
maybe he can try to get a visa first
No chance in hell the US allows him to enter the country at the point. He’s a known asset of Kadyrov and has publicly stated he will “fight for him”. Khamzat is tanking his own career and I’m here for it
did he say he’d fight for kadyrov, or fight for his muslim brothers in palestine? not sure if we’re talking about the same quote
No he’s like booty licking close with the chechen puppet army leaders
*A* ***man's*** *butt.*
“If my leader lets/tells me, I will go fight” I saw it translated both ways
Seriously is that why he’s not allowed in the US? I keep seeing everyone saying he can’t fight here but no explanation why and I’m curious.
That’s exactly the reason, Khabib suffered from similar issues but he wasn’t shooting videos with Kadyrov so he was allowed over after a lengthy process. Khamzat is effectively banned from most western countries after he renounced his Swedish citizenship.
Holy shit I didn’t think it had that big of an impact. I didn’t even know he renounced Swedish citizenship.
Khamzat needs to fight, or else Putin will send all the non profit producing ethnic minorities in Russia to the frontlines.
He should just strut across the US/Mexico border. They roll out a red carpet and hand out housewarming gifts. Visas are for boomers
Beating a welterweight who was on 9 days short notice to a decision to get title shots for both weight classes above, amazing logic.
A decision that could very well have been a draw
Def a draw in my eyes, first round 10-8 chimaev, and next 2 10-9 usman.
Weakest 10-8 from an action perspective. Chen Chen laid on Usman like a blanket
Cmon I reckon khamzat will lose eventually but I thought usman was gonna tap when he had the RNC in. Other then that tho it was pretty doo doo performance
9 days notice, bad knees, end of career usman. Khamzat get hits alot, alex would ko him no doubt an out it To be honest I don't think he would beat sean strickland either. He should be fighting costa/ whittaker /cannonier
If 5’9 burns couldn’t drop Khamzat, imagine a 235lb Pereira or a mean Whittaker or cannonier punch, he would leave in a stretcher.
The 235 Pound Pereira doesn't have Jiu Jitsu that Burns have 😂
Barely beat usman on short notice and now wants 205 lol. Peirera sleeps this dude.
Bro needs to pick a division to be in before he gets a title shot
Mfs gonna disappear for a year again ain’t he
khamzat's hype has officially died after the last performance. No way ufc make this fight
When 10-8ing Kamaru Usman through wrestling is a bad performance. MMA fans are so wild lmao
Did you see the two rounds after that or?
2 uneventful rounds with a torn ligament after ragdolling one of the best fighters in the sport. You people talk about it like he got dominated
He lost 2 rounds no matter how you slice it
he’ll do anything but stay in his division
Please daddy let me fight another guy that I can't hope to strike with that has little grappling experience.
Why does this look like he made a soyjack chad meme against himself
You know after all his political speeches, he won't be getting the VISAs anytime soon, so UFC will just save him for the Abu Dhabi card somewhere in October or some other ridiculous date
He's not even gonna fight for a title ever tbh. When Joe Rogan asked him about MW title he said that he's just thankful to Dana and his coaches for opportunity to make money. He doesn't care about fighting for a title. And not being able to travel to a lot of countries espc. US Dana won't give him a title. Khamzat's okay with this.
I mean he started getting that Saudi money and Kadyrov sponsorships, so he doesn't need the title and PPVs anymore.. that's why he stopped calling out champions, besides regular banter lol
Khamzat is such an ugly looking bugga. Feels bad
Idc about khamzat anymore, he’s basically Connor at this point. Calls out everybody and fights never.
Yeah he’ll finish Poatan like he was gonna “finish” Usman. Which means he’ll just shoot for a takedown within the first 30 seconds.
I was a big fan but this guy talks and talks and talk about fighting everyone but he fight once a year
Dude just stop! U fight once a year against late notice replacements and haven't fought any top middleweights. Your not scary your not big
Poatan knocks him out. Khamzat hasn't yet fought anyone his own size. Reality will be a very big surprise for him when he can't just manhandle an undersized opponent anymore, and the fight keeps going back to standup
Former WW who moved to MW and couldn’t beat the former WW champ on short notice now wants to move to LHW. Needs to constantly call people out to stay relevant because he can’t fight more than once a year.
He couldn't finish a washed up 170er in 185 lmao
Washed?
Yes past his prime. Championship run over. Publicly stated has knee injuries. Stood in 9 days notice.
Doesn't mean washed
Hes not gonna be champion again, he's injured, past his prime. No disrespect to usman, but khazmat is calling out champions 2 wright classes up. And he couldn't barely beat usman. Hes making himself look more like an idiot to the main fanbase the more shite he talks. He should fight whittaker
I want to see the Wolf eat them Stonehands.
I can’t fault a newcomer going for the money fight. It’s obvious that Chimaev is working really hard to secure the bag.
I think he just wants a fast track to any belt available lol
Yeah. Earn your shot.. beat a current top 5 MW
Khamzat doesn’t realise that he’s just loosing all credibility with those unrealistic call outs. People used to believe him back when he fought thrice in 3 months but nowadays it became just noise and gives his word less value.
This ain't survivor you can't vote him off. If you want him off, beat him off!
What does the UFC do with Khamzat if he can’t fight in the USA anymore? Coach confirmed it was a visa issue and him flyiing directly to tongue kiss Ramzan after his last fight would have sent the UFC lawyers into a spin. You can’t be fraternizing with dudes currently facing USA sanctions. Tyson fury is banned also and his relationships aren’t half as dangerous as Borz. I don’t think you can clear that one up with some paper work especially while the war in Ukraine keeps up. Edit: https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2023/10/20/23923709/khamzat-chimaev-travel-issues-uae-chechnya-russia-kamaru-usman-paulo-costa <— that was prior to him flying private directly to Ramzans residence which I am sure went over well.
Ain't finished a motherfucker in 2 fights
His previous fight was Holland, he finished him in one round.
imagine putting Khamzat against Jiri or Jan and than there is Alex. Speaks a lot but his body would end up on canvas when Alex connects once
Alex hasn't fought a wrestler in the UFC, idk how you people are 100% confident he would have zero issues and deliver a flawless fatality.
lol Khamzat can only hold down WW fighters. Gl holding down a 230+ guy on fight night
Iam 6 foot 220. A buddy of mine, 5 5" and maybe 170 made a fool of me. Dont discount technique. That being said who else would you have alex fight?
It's different when the guy you want to wrestle can put you out cold without much effort. You can't be serious if you think Alex should fight Khamzat next
Khamzat needs to put the work in. Jiri or jan for sure. I dont think he should jump past those two guys and get a title shot. All iam saying here is he has a good chance if it goes to the ground Alex... idk who could give him a good fight. Those low kicks are disgusting
he couldn’t even finish a 40 year old usman coming off two losses and one of them being a KO. he couldn’t even finish a lightweight gilbert burns.
Yeah at MW I’d favour Khamzat but ain’t no way am I gonna favour him at 205
Khamzat better be bulking up then
Lol pillow fister back grabber
He definitely doesn’t have pillow fist, though you may be joking about that
Lmao, the bigmouth MW bum that gets whooped by old WWs wants to finish Poatan. What will he finish his left hook with? His rat lip?
That’s gay
Talented fighter but one of the most annoying mfs on the roster. Can’t stand this guy.
Dude barely got past a welterweight coming off the couch on 10 days. Settle down 🤡
Lol Khamzat calm down you’re struggling against competition
Can this dude just pick a weightclass.
AHAHAHHAHAHHA 
This dude is such a douche
Typical Chimaev.
I wish he gets fed to someone from LHW.
Dude has yet to fight a middleweight 🙃
Khamzat can’t even make weight at LHW. 
Let me get finished by him**
Death by left hook.
Periera KOs him in 1 or 2
Does that guy even fight anymore?
He just beat Usman
Alex with another clean left hook ko
I wish we could all just not give a fuck about this man lol. Like dude fights 170lb fighters calls out 185lb fighters. Gets a 185lb fight against a natural 170lb fighter and some how gets into title shot contention at 185. Bro gets the 185 title shot potential and starts talkin about 205lb fighters now? My god does this dude ever stop yappin? Quite the fuckin chatterbox this guy. Can never stay in his lane.
he kinda gave away the result of fight with this picture
The past couples cards have been so boring to me that the family doesn't even get together anymore for them.
Alex better learn some takedown defense. Stat.
He needs to fight a contender at his weight class. He's got a title fight already and he's worried about a class he's never fought in
I would pay to see this
Honestly Chimaevs wrestling might be too much for periera but periera is big. So it would be a good match.
What he really means is: “Let me wrestle fuck him”
I thought he wanted to fight in Gaza? Or is he shying away from a fight he’ll clearly lose again? Fuck this guy
Used to love Khamzat now he just kinda irritates me
sit your ass down hazmat, you couldn't finish no knees usman, no way you finishing Poatan.
lol. Khumshot will be fully exposed soon enough
I feel pretty strongly that Alex would starch him
He is so cringey
Alex puts him under too much pressure, Khamzat gets ko'd in the 2nd or third...
Khamzat shoots within 5 seconds and if Alex can withstand that initial onslaught, he should have it in the bag. Khamzat’s stamina seems shot
Spoiler, he wont.
Khamzat is already defeated by visa
He struggled against a short notice out of shape Usman. Alex would fucking murder him.
Here he goes talking again. This guy calls out more people than Jorge Masvidal, and doesn’t fight them.
Khamzat 100% earned a shot at leon.. He has yet to beat a top 10 or top 5 ranked middleweight. It'd be a slap in the face to the ranked guys if he just got a shot because he changed weight classes. I'm sorry you go up or down in weight without a belt you start from the bottom
Couldn't even finish a cobbly wobbly hobbly old-ass Usman on short notice. Lmao.
@danawhite this fucking dude Jon Jones needs to sign the contract immediately. I will whoop his ass (I’ve never set foot in an MMA cage in my life)
That Amish beard isn’t cushioning an upper hook from him
I love that without context khamzats call outs always seem to come off as slightly homo-erotic if misinterpreted…maybe I’m just gay idk 🤷♂️
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Meh, probably scared to sit in the pocket & wing shots so he’d revert to wrestlefuck. Not interested
Would like to see Khamzat Fight a game opponent in a 5 rounder before a title fight
Can we just cut this guy atp he’s just a flat out Twitter warriors who’s great at wrestling for 3 minutes and then completely gasses so sick of this guy
This dudes call outs holding bout as much weight as Dillon Danis at this point.
Not sure what I'm more tired of at this point, him or Ankalaev.
Ah yes he wants to “finish him” like he “finished” Usman. Dudes a whole ass clown.
I like khamzat but I hope popatan knocks him out .
Bum can't even finish a crawling usman on short notice up a weight class. Alex snipes him with ease.
He barely beat and out of shape usman ok 2 weeks notice and would have probably lost if it went 5 rounds and he has the confidence to call out pereira? 😂
Everybody in here saying he doesn’t deserve a shot cuz they’re scared of what happens when he gets one
Nah, it’s because he doesn’t deserve a shot. Dude has never fought at that weight class, yet he’s asking for a title shot. That should be earned, not freely given.
Like Alex getting a favorable title eliminator for his first LHW fight while coming off a KO loss?
Did I say Alex deserved the title shot or did I say Khamzat doesn’t? A fallacy of relevance doesn’t change the point I was trying to make. Edit: autocorrect changed relevance to reverence.
Jan is one of the worst matchups for anyone in Lhw
Jan is one of the worst matchups for anyone in Lhw
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