Slated to make his middleweight division return at UFC 294 in October, undefeated contender, Khamzat Chimaev has claimed he will make an eventual leap to the light heavyweight limit of 205lbs, revealing he also attempted to fight Glover Teixeira for vacant spoils at the start of the year.
Chimaev, the current number four ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he co-headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year, defeating Kevin Holland with a first round D’Arce choke submission win.
Booked to finally make his long-awaited comeback at UFC 295 in October, Chimaev will make a return to the middleweight division for the first time since 2020, taking on one-time division title challenger, Paulo Costa in the United Arab Emirates.