“I think everyone agrees that my fight with Khamzat would make sense. But the guy who fought five fights in two years in the UFC started to put conditions on me. He said, "I don't want to do weight. Move up to middleweight to fight me." Wait. So you want to tell me, the former champion, the first number in the ranking, that I need to move up to middleweight in order to fight? Yes, who are you?! This is disrespect for our sport,” Usman does not hide his indignation.
Recall that Chimaev will fight his next fight on October 21 in Abu Dhabi. His opponent will be Paulo Costa.