Chimaev's brother - about the fight with Adesanya: “They didn’t make us an offer”

Artur Chimaev, older brother of UFC middleweight Khamzata Chimaeva, responded to the rumor that Khamzat will fight with the organization’s former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya June 23 at a promotion tournament in Saudi Arabia.

“They didn’t make us an offer about a fight with Adesanya. We were given guarantees that they would give us the title after the fight with Usman, and in the end they offered us a fight with Edwards at UFC 300 in the up to 77 kg category. They offered it when there were two months left before the tournament. But we had a clear plan that we would not return to the 77 kg category, especially since it would be Ramadan during this period,” said Chimaekw Sr.