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“I Didn’t Talk With Khabib”- Khamzat Chimaev Trashes the Media for Spreading Rumours About Beef With Khabib Nurmagomedov
The undefeated UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev lashed out at the media for spreading rumors about his beef with the UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov in an interview.
Earlier, the Swedish fighter shared the same manager as the former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Later, ‘Borz’ left the management team. And in an Instagram live Q&A session, the 27-year-old claimed to smash the Dagestan native. This led to an altercation between the team and Chimaev. However, ‘The Eagle’ never responded to the claims.
Recently, ‘Borz’ opened up about his situation with the former UFC champion. Ahead of his much-anticipated return to fighting, Chimaev appeared in an interview with BT Sport. He completely denied the claim of any altercations with Nurmagomedov and blamed the media for it.
Chimaev said, “What’s happened between Khabib and me? I didn’t talk with Khabib. How I can misunderstand something? Something, something people said, people, the media take it these like bullsh*t things.”
He added, “I didn’t say something. As I’m that guy, write to me some bullsh*t I will answer. It was not Khabib. Nothing happened. I didn’t talk with Khabib, he didn’t talk with me. I don’t know this guy. He don’t know me and everything is normal. He is Muslim. I am Muslim, we brothers. And you have some problem. Welcome.”
According to Chimaev, he never talked about Nurmagomedov and claimed that they are brothers as both share the same religion. Now the undefeated Swedish fighter is preparing for his fourth UFC bout at one of the biggest events of his career. Here’s everything you need to know about the same.
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Khamzat Chimaev is an amazing fighter and has the potential to become the next big thing in the UFC. He is undefeated in his professional fighting career and has a 9-0 record under his name. He has finished all of his opponents.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 19: (R-L) Khamzat Chimaev of Chechnya punches Gerald Meerschaert in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Chimaev made his UFC debut in 2020 with a stunning victory. And continued his dominance in the division, finishing all his opponents and winning his next three UFC fights. However, he is yet to be ranked in the welterweight division.
The 27-year-old will now face the #11 fighter on the welterweight roster Jingliang Li. The latter is coming on the back of a fresh win in January 2021.
However, he might face one of the toughest opponents of his UFC career in Chimaev. Considering Chimaev’s results in his previous fights, it will surely excite the fight fans to see him perform inside the octagon.
What are your thoughts on Chimaev’s? Are you excited about his next fight? Let us know in the comments below.
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