Set for surgical procedure later this month, unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev has sights set on that includes at UFC 300 subsequent April in his return to the Octagon – urging promotional CEO, Dana White to e-book him on the monumental flagship card.
Chimaev, the present quantity eight ranked middleweight contender, most not too long ago co-headlined UFC 294 again in October of this 12 months in Abu Dhabi, UAE, handing over an in depth, majority determination win over former welterweight kingpin, Kamaru Usman on short-notice.
And regardless of preliminary optimism that the Chechen could keep away from a surgical process to deal with a ligament tear in his hand suffered within the opening spherical of his middleweight conflict with former pound-for-pound greatest, Usman, Chimaev confirmed himself how he will go under the knife in two weeks time to address that injury, ruling him out till April on the earliest in accordance with him.
Khamzat Chimaev targets return at UFC 300
Lacking out on a championship battle with the incumbent middleweight greatest, Sean Strickland off the again of his win over Usman at UFC 294 again in October, Khamzat Chimaev has now claimed he would battle to battle at UFC 300 subsequent 12 months within the opening quarter of the annum, urging the above-mentioned White to function him on the pay-per-view occasion.
“I’m going to do surgical procedure, operation in a single, two weeks, after that, do the restoration, come again, smash any person,” Khamzat Chimaev stated throughout an Instagram Live session. “Inform Dana White, make that occur [book a fight at UFC 300].”
Claiming he would knock out newly topped mild heavyweight kingpin, Alex Pereira in the event that they ever shared the Octagon on the 205 pound restrict, Chimaev obtained a suggestion of a division leap by former titleholder, Jiri Prochazka, who provided the Chechen a bout at 205 kilos.
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