Khamzat Chimaev says he has been guaranteed a shot at middleweight gold ahead of UFC 297 later this month.
While Chimaev’s career may not have panned out exactly how man saw, the 29-year-old is still undefeated and Is not far off getting his shot at UFC gold. For a while, Chimaev winning the welterweight title, but weight issues has forced ‘Borz’ to seek for a title at 185lbs.
That shot may come against the reigning middleweight champion, Strickland, who Chimaev seems confident of beating.
Chimaev is undoubtably physically talented but also sees his faith as a massive part of his success.