Khamzat Chimaev continues his unbeaten run contained in the octagon and now has a report of 13-0. Together with his excellent type of late, rumors are circulating that the prospect might be preventing for Leon Edwards’ title subsequent outing.
‘Borz’ most lately outworked Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 to earn the bulk choice victory. Regardless of fighting just once in 17 months, the 29-year-old believes he is inside touching distance of a title shot and that would come when he subsequent steps into the cage.
Per Ariel Helwani, UFC 300 might be headlined by a blockbuster matchup between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev. This could be ‘Rocky’s third protection of the 170 lbs title and Chimaev’s first try at securing UFC gold.
🚨| In keeping with @arielhelwani, the UFC’s best choice for the #UFC300 predominant occasion could be Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev.
Different bouts in competition embody:
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya
DDP vs. Chimaev
Edwards vs. Belal MuhammadThe present holdup is Chimaev’s lack… pic.twitter.com/XGMrc8ejq7
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 12, 2024
Initially, Edwards was rumored to face the deserved number-one contender, Belal Muhammad—with stories even suggesting a conflict towards Khabib Nurmagomedov might be in the works.
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UFC 300 remains to be with no predominant occasion and will effectively be headlined by the defending welterweight king. Israel Adesanya, Conor McGregor, and other huge names have additionally been linked with the coveted spot on the cardboard.
As rapidly as followers started opening as much as the concept of Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev, the bout has been shut down. As acknowledged by Chimaev himself, he is not going to step in to face the Brit at UFC 300 as he is not prepared to compete throughout Ramadan.
🚨| Khamzat Chimaev replies to a fan on Instagram saying he’ll NOT headline #UFC300 as he doesn’t wish to combat throughout Ramadan.#UFC300 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/D9hrmS0zSd
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 12, 2024
Ramadan is a spiritual vacation adopted by Muslims around the globe. It’ll span from March 10, 2024 – April 9, 2024, which means Muslim athletes will possible be at an obstacle main into the occasion.
UFC 300 is already poised to be one of the greatest shows within the promotion’s historical past. It’ll characteristic a lot of high-level opponents and quite a few present and former champions. The pay-per-view will get underway on April 13 on the T-Cellular Area in Nevada.
