K. Chimaev wants to face N. Diaz in his return to the octagon. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Undefeated in his career, Khamzat Shimaev He continues his recovery from complications from COVID-19, but he already knows who he wants to face on his return. The Swede, who is attentive to the movements in the welterweight division (up to 77kg.) made himself available to face Nick Diaz on his return to Ultimate.
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“I want to fight him and that will be really good. I watched his fights when she was a child and now I'm going to fight him. It will be perfect for me. I want to see who the 'gangster' is in sport. He is a legend and everyone knows him in the MMA world. It'll be a good fight if he wants to fight me. I don't know. Maybe he's scared,” Chimaev said in an interview with 'MMA Junkie'.
The Swede would face Leon edwards, in March this year. However, he tested positive for COVID-19 and had complications from the disease, which took him out of training for a long period. Now, he says he wants to fight again in August and says he's ready to reign in the division.
“I hope to fight in August. Dana White said he's ready to give me someone and I told him, 'Don't forget me. I'm going to kill everyone there. I've been gone for how many months? He was gone for many years. Will be nice. I think the UFC can make good money from this”, concluded the fighter.
At 26, Khamzat Shimaev, today, has a perfect record. With nine fights in professional MMA, the UFC's new favorite has never known what it's like to lose. Already Nick Diaz, 37, faced Anderson Silva in their last confrontation, held in 2015. The duel ended without result, as both failed the anti-doping test.
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