{"id":2575,"date":"2023-11-21T21:18:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2023-11-23T07:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:39:38","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-left-alex-pereira-he-started-a-fight-with-dana-white-ufc-fans-think-hes-not-ready-youre-going-to-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/khamzat-chimaev-left-alex-pereira-he-started-a-fight-with-dana-white-ufc-fans-think-hes-not-ready-youre-going-to-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev left Alex Pereira, he started a fight with Dana White ..UFC fans think he\u2019s not ready: \u2018You\u2019re going to sleep\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamzat Chimaev has called out reigning UFC light heavyweight champion and former middleweight champion Alex Pereira.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamzat Chimaev and Alex Pereira have been around each other for a long time. The two men sent jabs at each other several times on social networks and in the media, and spoke of a potential fight. This time, it was \u2018Borz\u2019 who returned to the charge by mentioning the boss of the UFC on X (formerly Twitter). Indeed, the Chechen fighter asked Dana White to let him \u201cfinish\u201d Alex Pereira.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> let me finish him \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6JnJrgv2jR\">pic.twitter.com\/6JnJrgv2jR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KChimaev\/status\/1726612149676781676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c@danawhite let me finish it,\u201d Khamzat wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re going to sleep if that left hook connect your chin\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Obsession MMA (@Obsessionmmapod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Obsessionmmapod\/status\/1726623646813458553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fight Paulo in Toronto! Dont be chicken bro. @BorrachinhaMMA<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fight Paulo in Toronto!  Dont be chicken bro.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorrachinhaMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BorrachinhaMMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hn2DUzTitA\">pic.twitter.com\/Hn2DUzTitA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ricky~dooby (@rick_doobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rick_doobs\/status\/1726726093376205069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">bru you couldnt finish usman with no trainingscamp, dont talk<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">bru you couldnt finish usman with no trainingscamp, dont talk<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Hockney (@GriSergej) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GriSergej\/status\/1726613000118002128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You\u2019re going to sleep if that left hook connect your chin\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re going to sleep if that left hook connect your chin\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Obsession MMA (@Obsessionmmapod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Obsessionmmapod\/status\/1726623646813458553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alex Pereira fought on November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Brazilian faced Jiri Prochazka for the vacant light heavyweight belt during the main event of UFC 295. In the second round, the man nicknamed \u201chands of stone\u201d (once again) proved that his nickname stuck to his skin. With an English sequence and a series of elbow strikes, Alex Pereira won the victory by TKO, and the belt at the same time. In just seven fights in the UFC, \u2018Poatan\u2019 managed to win two titles. In November 2022, he secured the middleweight belt by dethroning Israel Adesanya with a TKO in the final round.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamzat Chimaev, for his part, fought during the co-main event of UFC 294 on October 21. For his return to middleweight, the Chechen faced Kamaru Usman in short notice, and won the fight by majority decision. If he wants to go up against Alex Pereira, Khamzat will probably have to move up to light heavyweight&#8230; He will therefore have a hard time facing a colossus like &#8216;Poatan&#8217;. To be continued\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The undefeated UFC prospect Khamzat Chimaev was supposed to be the No. 1 ranked contender for UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland after defeating Kamaru Usman. However, this didn\u2019t turn out to be the case. Chimaev supposedly suffered a broken hand after the fight, which caused him to miss the title shot. But now, Chimaev seems to be eyeing a title from a different weight class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chimaev has recently called out the newly crowned light-heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, on X (formerly Twitter). Chimaev, in the tweet, tagged Dana White and wrote, \u201cLet me finish him\u201d. The tweet left the MMA world confused as to why \u2018Borz\u2019 would challenge \u2018Poatan\u2019, who\u2019s a weight larger than where he usually fights. The former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen was one of them. Here\u2019s what he had to say about the call-out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamzat Chimaev is notoriously known for calling out almost anyone he pleases. His callout of Pereira was no different. Chael Sonnen, just like all of us, was left confused after Chimaev\u2019s tweet. Sonnen uploaded a video addressing the tweet on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the video, Sonnen states, \u201cWe were told in no certain terms that, Chimaev, should he beat Kamaru Usman will become the No. 1 contender and fight Sean Strickland.\u201d \u201cThat did not happen, Strickland got a quick turnaround, he\u2019s going to go with Du Plessis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_89026\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOmYzrxWojg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sonnen then addressed the injury rumors, stating, \u201cThere are rumors that Chimaev had broken his hand in the fight with Kamaru Usman and therefore cannot go on. None of those were confirmed. Nobody actually has that piece of information\u201d. He then addressed a second rumor by saying, \u201cThere are other rumors that Chimaev has travel restrictions. None of that would change and be a new piece of information\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chimaev, by no stretch, is a fighter who fibs. \u2018Borz\u2019 calling \u2018Poatan\u2019 out could only mean one thing. And that is, he believes he can beat Pereira. But none of us could guarantee what the Chechen has in mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khamzat Chimaev has called out reigning UFC light heavyweight champion and former middleweight champion Alex Pereira. Khamzat Chimaev and Alex Pereira have been around each other for a long time. The two men sent jabs at each other several times on social networks and in the media, and spoke of a potential fight. 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