Khamzat Chimaev never fails to make headlines, even when he hasn’t defended his middleweight title yet. The undefeated champion recently set the MMA world buzzing with some bold claims about moving up to light heavyweight. His target? None other than Alex Pereira, the knockout artist who just dismantled Magomed Ankalaev. But Chimaev didn’t stop at calling out ‘Poatan’. He took things to another level with a statement that left fans scratching their heads.<\/p>
‘Borz’ is expected to defend his belt against Nassourdine Imavov soon, which makes sense given the Frenchman’s impressive winning streak. But apparently, that fight doesn’t excite Chimaev enough. Instead, he’s already looking past potential challengers at 185 pounds and eyeing bigger prey at 205. The confidence radiating from the Chechen fighter is nothing new, but what he said next crossed into absurd territory.<\/p>