K. Chimaev during weigh-in UFC 267 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
After an impressive start to his UFC career, with four overwhelming victories, Khamzat Shimaev He's hungry to return to the Octagon. After proposing fights against several names in the welterweights (up to 77 kg) and middleweights (up to 83,9 kg), the Russian-born Swede turned the aim of his “challenge machine gun” to another niche: retired legends.
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Last Monday (29), Chimaev used social media to challenge three former UFC champions. The first was former heavyweight champion and current WWE star, Brock Lesnar.
“We will fight until a man leaves the cage, Brock Lesnar”, wrote Chimaev.
Chimaev's attention next turned to former welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
“The new king of the UFC against a legend. What do you think, Georges St-Pierre?” asked the “Wolf”.
The last person challenged by Chimaev was also the former two-division UFC champion, Daniel Cormier. This time, the “Wolf” proposed a wrestling duel.
"Daniel Cormier, let's have a wrestling match, brother. What do you think?”, challenged Chimaev.
Daniel Cormier, unlike the other two challenged, the Swede didn't take long to respond.
“A real wrestling match? Are you crazy Khamzat? I love that you're confident, but brother, that's 10-0 DC!”, teased the former UFC light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) and heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) champion.
Khamzat Shimaev comes from victory over li jingliang No. UFC 267, in October. Many fighters, like Neil Magny e Colby covington, have already made themselves available to Ultimate to face the organization's new sensation, but it is speculated that Gilbert Durinho could be your next opponent.
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