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Dana White Says Khamzat Chimaev Wants To Fight August 15, Will Make It Happen

ChimaevKhamzat Chimaev is not done just yet. Chimaev fought for the second time in 10 days when he completely dominated Rhys McKee en route to a first-round TKO win in their welterweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Island 3 on Saturday night. Much like his dominant debut against John Phillips at UFC […]

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Khamzat Chimaev is not done just yet.

Chimaev fought for the second time in 10 days when he completely dominated Rhys McKee en route to a first-round TKO win in their welterweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Island 3 on Saturday night.

Much like his dominant debut against John Phillips at UFC Fight Island 1, the damage was lopsided in favor of Chimaev who didn’t absorb a single strike against McKee.

And now, he wants to fight again at UFC 252 — with UFC president Dana White being receptive to the idea.

“Just spoke to @danawhite and he said @KChimaev “is special” and wants to fight again on Aug. 15 at #UFC252. He said he’ll make that happen.”

That means if confirmed, Chimaev will have fought three times in the span of a month.

If he makes it three wins out of three, it would certainly be one of the most memorable debut months in UFC history — if it isn’t already.

UFC 252 takes place August 15 in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between current champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.

What do you think of Chimaev wanting to fight again?

Khamzat Chimaev Batters Rhys McKee With Ease – UFC Fight Island 3 Results

Chimaev McKeeKicking off the UFC Fight Island 3 main card is a welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Rhys McKee. Round 1: Right away, Chimaev grabs McKee and drags him on the feet before taking him down. Chimaev takes his back and starts to land heavy ground and pound. McKeev turns but gives up full mount. […]

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Kicking off the UFC Fight Island 3 main card is a welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Rhys McKee.

Round 1: Right away, Chimaev grabs McKee and drags him on the feet before taking him down. Chimaev takes his back and starts to land heavy ground and pound. McKeev turns but gives up full mount. McKee gets out but receives hard hammerfists. Chimaev looks for the choke but decides to land strikes instead. He continues the onslaught before the referee sees enough and ends the fight.

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Khamzat Chimaev Gets Quick Turnaround, Will Face Rhys McKee On July 25

khamzat chimaevKhamzat Chimaev will fight for a second time in 10 days on July 25 after being matched against UFC newcomer Rhys McKee who has accepted the fight on 7 days’ notice. Brett Okamoto first broke the news that Chimaev had his second ‘Fight Island’ fight lined up and his opponent would most likely be McKee, […]

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Khamzat Chimaev will fight for a second time in 10 days on July 25 after being matched against UFC newcomer Rhys McKee who has accepted the fight on 7 days’ notice.

Brett Okamoto first broke the news that Chimaev had his second ‘Fight Island’ fight lined up and his opponent would most likely be McKee, he wrote on social media.

“UFC serious about booking ‘The Wolf’ Khamzat Chimaev a second fight on Fight Island, after his impressive debut on Wednesday. Current front runner for opponent is Ireland’s Rhys McKee. This would be at welterweight. 185 debut on 7/15, 170 sophomore appearance on 7/25.”

The Sweedish fighter made an impressive UFC debut on July 15 when he faced John Phillips up at middleweight. Chimaev dominated the fight from the opening bell using his elite-level wrestling to take the fight to the floor where he unleashed nasty ground and pound in round one.

The opening five minutes were so dominant it earned him two 10-8 scores and one 10-7 from the judges. In the second round, he once again took the fight to the mat and it was there, he locked up D’Arce choke and found the finish.

Chimaev spoke post-fight about wanting to fight the big-name welterweight fighters as soon as possible. He even mentioned Nate Diaz and former champion Robbie Lawler but he took special time out to chastise Mike Perry who has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons as of late.

Popular Irish fighter McKee is currently riding a three-fight win streak. Last time out he stopped Hakon Foss inside one round. He holds a high-profile win over former Cage Warriors lightweight champion Jai Herbert who is also due to make his UFC debut on July 25.

The welterweight fighter will make his debut on the undercard of  Darren Till vs. Robert Whittaker. McKee will need to pass several COVID-19 tests, undergo quarantine and fly to Abu Dhabi before he can fight next weekend.

Are you excited to see Khamzat Chimaev fight again next weekend?

Khamzat Chimaev Eyes Fights With Diaz, Lawler & Perry After Debut Win

Khamzat ChimaevKhamzat Chimaev is looking to mix it with the best welterweights the UFC has to offer after picking up an impressive win in his promotional debut on Wednesday night. The Chechen-Swedish prospect is a natural 170lb fighter who fought up at middleweight against John Phillips at UFC on ESPN 13 this Wednesday evening. Chimaev dominated […]

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Khamzat Chimaev is looking to mix it with the best welterweights the UFC has to offer after picking up an impressive win in his promotional debut on Wednesday night.

The Chechen-Swedish prospect is a natural 170lb fighter who fought up at middleweight against John Phillips at UFC on ESPN 13 this Wednesday evening. Chimaev dominated the fight from the opening bell using his elite-level wrestling to take the fight to the floor where he unleashed nasty ground and pound in round one. The opening five minutes were so dominant it earned him two 10-8 scores and one 10-7 from the judges. In the second round, he once again took the fight to the mat and it was there he locked up D’Arce choke and found the finish.

Despite such an impressive outing at middleweight, Chimaev has already stated he will return to welterweight for his next fight. In an interview with TMZ he expressed his wish to start fighting the top guys straight away, he said.

“I want to beat more fighters. Who was this guy who hit an old man, Mike Perry? I want to fight him, I don’t like him. I want to smash Nate Diaz. And I want a fight with Robbie Lawler, I want a fight with him also.”

Chimaev called out Perry during his post-fight interview with Jon Anik and explained to TMZ exactly why he wants to face off against ‘Platinum’ next.

“Because he hit old men, it’s not nice, I don’t know, I don’t like this guy. I want to show him real gangster here,” Chimaev said. “I’m not gangster, I kill the gangsters.”

The 26-year-old already has his eyes on UFC gold and says he is hoping to fight welterweight champion Kamaru Usman as soon as possible, he said.

“This year, if it’s possible, I don’t know. Next year, this year, I don’t know. Two years, maximum, I’m going to take this belt. If the UFC gives me this challenge (Usman), I can take this today. I would fight him, why not?”

Who do you want to see Khamzat Chimaev fight next?