Chimaev 'charges' experts for mistake in fight prediction: 'Monkeys'

Khamzat Shimaev in an interview with UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram UFC Eurasia 2

Khamzat Shimaev He's such a savage athlete that he usually punishes his opponents in the octagon, but now he's gone even further and gone on a 'hunt' for fighting experts. All because, in his last fight, held in August in Chicago (USA), Borz saw some of the sports professionals favoring him. Dricus du Plessis to win. Since the Russian got the better of his rival, he decided to get even with the pundits.

On his official X account, Chimaev exposed the professionals who predicted he would lose to the South African and, not satisfied, called them out using strong words. In the compilation shared by the UFC middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), Alexander Volkanovsky, Chael Sonnen, Demetrious Johnson, Israel adesanya, Michael Bisping, among others, felt his fury firsthand. Once in the octagon, the Russian had the last laugh and silenced his critics, dominating Du Plessis, handing him his first defeat in the company.

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“Now you understand you can’t listen to these monkeys,” the UFC champion wrote.

Chimaev against whom?

Middleweight belt holder, Khamzat Shimaev is waiting for the UFC to determine the number one contender. Currently, Nassourdine Imavov, second in the division rankings and who won Caio Borralho, in September, is well-placed to compete for the title. Already Ridder's Reinier, who holds fourth place in the category, is running on the outside and aims to impress against Brendan allen, in October, to skip the line..

You understand now that you can't listen to these monkeys ‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/8QUImahv4e

— Khamzat Shimaev (@KChimaev) September 20, 2025

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