(opinion) Khamzat Chimaev vs Nassourdine Imavov will likely take place at UFC 325 or UFC 326

[NicholasJBasile]

Fight will have to take place in Febuary or atleast before 17th Febuary due to Ramadan cause if the fight happens post Ramanda it will cause fan riot hence it will likely happen before 17th Febuary otherwise the fans willl start blaming Khamzat and Dana for alleged inactivity or what not but anyways Chimaev and Imavov are going to fight no matter what.

I could see it happening in Febuary 14th either in Abu Dhabi or Riyadh during Riyadh season.

Imavov is currently working on his game already and is coming for that title. I saw his interview yesterday in Abu Dhabi, he is there to support Ciryl Gane. He said he is ready for the fight against Chimaev.

Hopefully sooner rather than later. I'd like to see Khamzat more active than he has been recently.

 

[fortheo]

What makes Imavov a dangerous opponent is the sense of no threat or the sense of false security going into his fights.

He will probably go back to dagestan for this training camp. He is young and hungry. He is a risky fight for anyone

Imavov has had a bunch of wrestlers from the caucuses involved in his camps for a while now.

 

[MMACro]

Lol no.

Khamzat's gonna hold out for probably another 6 or so months and demanding he only fights Pereira and no contenders at MW.

Why dont you give us some lottery numbers since you are so all knowing

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Why dont you give us some lottery numbers since you are so all knowing

7 21 33 8 24 - 9

 

[cburm]

Not going to lie, I'm not a fan of fighters or coaches using Ramadan as an excuse not to fight. At all. So you have to train differently for a month. That's your choice and your problem, shouldn't be anyone else's. MMA's not a 9-5 Monday to Friday gig anyways, so rub some dirt on it and get to work.

Chimaev took no damage at all in his last fight, no reason he can't fight. January would have been a good date for in interim fight if KC was a plan for the WH house card. Otherwise, the WH date aligns almost right on schedule for the one-fight-a-year-champ.

Don't assume it's khamzats idea it's definitely the UFC Khamzat tried to fight again and the UFC told him no... Next year...

 

[PeterGriffin]

Don't assume it's khamzats idea it's definitely the UFC Khamzat tried to fight again and the UFC told him no... Next year...

Khamzat tried to fight again based on what? Waiting on seeing how the RDR fight played out first? He's a one-fight a year guy.

I always assume both a fighter and Dana are going to say whatever is necessary for him to make himself not look like the bad guy in any situation. In this particular case, all I see is a part-time fighter and liar pointing fingers at each other.