Set for surgery later this month, unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev has sights set on featuring at UFC 300 next April in his return to the Octagon – urging promotional CEO, Dana White to book him on the monumental flagship card.
Chimaev, the current number eight ranked middleweight contender, most recently co-headlined UFC 294 back in October of this year in Abu Dhabi, UAE, turning in a close, majority decision win over former welterweight kingpin, Kamaru Usman on short-notice.
And despite initial optimism that the Chechen may avoid a surgical procedure to address a ligament tear in his hand suffered in the opening round of his middleweight clash with former pound-for-pound best, Usman, Chimaev confirmed himself how he will go under the knife in two weeks time to address that injury, ruling him out until April at the earliest according to him.