Well-known journalist and insider Ariel Helwani stated that Khamzat Chimaev stopped working with Ali Abdelaziz due to bad relations with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I know for sure that one of the reasons for Khamzat leaving Dominance MMA was that he didn’t get along with Khabib. They were uncomfortable with each other. Of course, you need to ask Khabib himself about this. Chimaev is a big enough fish to let him go so easily, but they are definitely not the best friends with Khabib. I don’t know why exactly, but I was told that there is tension between them,” Helwani said.
Recall that earlier Chimaev said that he would “smear” Khabib if their fight took place. In turn, Nurmagomedov criticized Khamzat for the failed weigh-in ahead of the fight with Nate Diaz.
