Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev still has plans to take on former champion, Robert Whittaker following their failed matchup last month – claiming he will avenge former-foe, Ikram Aliskerov and gain “revenge” on the former titleholder.
Chimaev, the current number eleven rated middleweight contender, has been out of action since October of last year, turning in his thirteenth straight win in a controversial majority decision win over former welterweight gold holder, Kamaru Usman.
And slated to return last month in the main event of UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Chimaev was forced from the pairing with Whittaker due to a “violent” illness, with former opponent, Aliskerov replacing him on short-notice.