While I’m a fan of both, truth be told that I’m glad that I won’t have to see these two face off, it would’ve been a great fight. Khamzat had a title shot handed to him and pulled a Gastelum, he literally ate himself out of the opportunity and weightclass. That being said unlike Gas, the rumors are Khazmat trains so hard that it’s near impossible for him to control his appetite.
Shavkat is huge, but I doubt that he ever has any type of diet discipline issues, the man is a picture of stoic hard worker with ice in his veins. If they fought IMO Khamzat would dominate the wrestling early, maybe able to hurt Shavkat on the ground, but unable to find the finish. Shavkat would then put the pace on a drained Chimaev and drown him in the deeper water, Shavkat by TKO.