Amid recent links to a massive light heavyweight move in pursuit of a title, Khamzat Chimaev has been backed by former-foe, Robert Whittaker to take on UFC megastar, Alex Pereira next — with the Auckland native intrigued to see how the pairing plays out.
Chimaev, the current number three ranked middleweight challenger, most recently featured at UFC 308 back in October, landing a one-sided win over former champion, Whittaker — stopping the fan-favorite with a devastating opening round face crank submission win in the pair’s rescheduled co-headliner.
And as for Brazilian star, Alex Pereira, the former two-weight champion has been out of action himself since the beginning of that month, turning in his own brutal win over championship chaser, Khalil Rountree — stopping the challenger with an eventual fourth round knockout in the main event of UFC 308.