‘Borz’ recently called out Colby Covington for a fight on Twitter.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Sonnen weighed in on the callout. According to ‘The American Gangster’, Chimaev had to call out Covington as he failed to earn a title shot by missing weight at UFC 279:
Watch the full video below:
Chimaev was supposed to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 279. However, the Chechen-born Swede came in overweight at 178.5 pounds, putting the main event in jeopardy. The UFC reshuffled the fight card and Chimaev was then matched up against Kevin Holland for a catchweight bout (180 pounds).
‘Borz’ overwhelmed Holland with his grappling skills and submitted him in the very first round.
Khamzat Chimaev might move up to middleweight
In a recent tweet, Khamzat Chimaev hinted at a possible move up to the middleweight division.
Chimaev’s coach Andreas Michael also seems to think that the 28-year-old will fight at middleweight next:
Since Khamzat Chimaev’s post, people have started speculating as to who could be his first opponent if the Chechen-born Swede does decide to move up to 185 pounds.
Paulo Costa, who has been feuding with Chimaev, could be a possible opponent. Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker’s name has also come up while discussing an opponent for ‘Borz’.
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