For Khamzat Chimaev to face Alex Pereira in a better weight class than they each compete in, it looks like a little bit of a wild concept for the previous UFC middleweight champion.
In a video interview phase with excerpts shared as clips on X by way of the account @ChampRDS, Dorikas du Plessis was requested about feedback not too long ago made by the person who took her 185-pound crown. DDP scored one of the vital dominant championship wins in MMA historical past at UFC 319 in August, dropping the middleweight strap to “The Bolts.”
When requested what he considered his former opponent Chimaev, Du Plessis responded to the latest effort to ask new UFC gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira to a heavyweight struggle:
“I imply, he is at all times had loopy callouts. You understand, Khamzat (Chimaev), for my part, there is no means for him to beat (Alex) Pereira. Pereira proper now could be the very best he is ever been on this sport, or any martial artwork. However yeah, he is a giant man. Even now at gentle heavyweight, he appeared so large towards (Magomed) Ankalaev, which was loopy. So, I do know, I believe. That; I imply, it is all hype. I do not assume there’s any real looking probability of that occuring. ”
Khamzat Chimaev to face Alex Pereira in gentle heavyweight struggle
Khamzat Chimaev not solely fights “Poitan” within the heavyweight division, however “Boltz” additionally has a sure want to struggle 205-year-old Pereira and develop into a two-division UFC champion.
Talk about this matter with Aslanbek Badaev Badaev’s Podcast Chimaev not too long ago stated (through low kick MMA),
“In fact, should you ask me, I might like to struggle for a second belt. It is no secret that the man who at present holds the belt at 205 kilos is an excellent matchup for me. Except I am going head-to-head with him… They will struggle him (Pereira) He says he has plenty of energy, however I’ve by no means misplaced in that space. He additionally used to struggle at 185 kilos, however then moved as much as 205 kilos. So I need to struggle at a better pound, however I do not know if they will give it to me. Nassoudin (Imavov), (Reiner) de Ridder, (Anthony) Hernandez, I do not care. Pay good cash. ”
