What's going on with Khamzat?

[Gamer2k4]

The fact that you mention fighting '2-3 times a year' as some kind of success (TWO FIGHTS in a year!?) is the reason UFC is losing its star power big time and in a slow decline.

4 fights a year should be minimum. ONE FC their star world class Thai fighters can do 5 fights a year. In the UFC you get mediocre up and comers doing 2 fights at year if that.

That's never really been viable in the UFC, though. On VERY rare occasion you'll get a fighter with a year like Jon Jones's 2011 (four fights), but even back in the day, when stars like Matt Hughes and Chuck Liddell were fighting on every other PPV, they were only putting in three fights a year at most.

Think about it this way. If you're a star, you're fighting on the main card of a PPV. At one PPV per month, that means only 10 fighters across approximately 10 divisions (counting WMMA) get that spot in a given month. To simplify it, treat that as 2 fighters from 5 divisions in one month, and 2 fighters from the other 5 divisions the next month. Now assume you've got six fighters from each division "eligible" to fight on PPV (top five plus champ), and that's six months between fights for a given fighter. (C and #1 in month 1, #2 and #3 in month 3, and #5 and #6 in month 5.)

Obviously that's all complete oversimplification, but the point is that logistically, it's almost impossible for a top fighter to even get scheduled more than twice a year, no matter how badly they want it.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

His next fight is for contention, if not the actual belt

They never like to break “big news” either so Im guessing they are trying to get something squared away for Abu Dhabi or possibly that MSG card idk

If he doesnt fight this year sumn fishy for sure

 

[Lost_Cause]

This is the last thread I’m clicking on or posting in(though redundant), until he officially has a fight booked.

I’m done with this guy.

 

[Luckyme]

When did Dana say that? If he’s dealing with personal issues that’s totally understandable. Sucks for the fans but life comes first. It was the uncertainty and silence that was alarming

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/m...ite-UFC-president-said-personal-problems.html

Dana never gave details. Khamzat seems fine in his recent videos and is already training in UAE. Seems like a no brainier to put him on the Abu Dhabi card.

My guess is, like other Chechen fighters, his connection to Kadyrov is making it difficult for him to enter the US.