Fighter Khamzat Chimaev hinted at a fight with UFC champion Kamaru Usman
Khamzat Chimaev. Photo: Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / USA TODAY Sports / Reuters
Swedish and Chechen mixed style fighter (MMA) Khamzat Chimaev posted a photo with American Kamaru Usman. The post is available on the athlete's Instagram.
Thus, Chimaev hinted at a fight with the champion of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) Usman. The meeting could take place in 2022.
On December 24, former UFC champion Henry Sehudo announced that the only fighter who can beat Chimaev is American Kamaru Usman. In his opinion, other athletes are not capable of this.
On November 4, Usman named the likelihood of a duel against Chimaev. According to the American, a clash with a Chechen in the octagon for a fighter in his status should “make sense.”
Chimayev has won four wins and has not suffered a single defeat in the UFC. He played three fights in 66 days, which was an organization record. Usman is the reigning UFC welterweight champion. On account of his 20 victories and one defeat.
