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Football Superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovi? Declares Khamzat Chimaev “The Next Champ” After UFC 308 Win

Zlatan Ibrahimovi? on Khamzat Chimaev Football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovi? has high hopes for UFC star Khamzat Chimaev after his recent victory this past weekend….

Football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovi? has high hopes for UFC star Khamzat Chimaev after his recent victory this past weekend. Both hail from the nation of Sweden originally, and Ibrahimovi? has been a long-time fan of ‘Borz.’

Zlatan Ibrahimovi?

The renowned Swedish former professional footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovi? played for several top clubs, including Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, and LA Galaxy, accumulating an impressive tally of over 570 career goals and winning 34 major trophies. He is also the all-time leading scorer for the Swedish national team with 62 goals in 122 appearances.

Khamzat Chimaev

‘Borz’ Khamzat Chimaev is a UFC athlete who has an unbeaten record. Prior to his MMA career, he was a standout national wrestler in Sweden. When he made his promotional debut, he quickly racked up wins to set a record for the fastest consecutive wins in modern UFC history.

With his win this past weekend, defeating former division champion Robert Whittaker by quick submission, Khamzat Chimaev is on track to get a shot at the world title soon.

Khamzat Chimaev stops Robert Whittaker with quick face crank submission - UFC 308 Highlights

Zlatan Ibrahimovi? on Khamzat Chimaev

The football icon Ibrahimovi? recognizes the incredible talent and potential in ‘Borz’ Khamzat Chimaev. On his Instagram story, he shared:

“The Wolf. Khamzat Chimaev. The next champ.”

Football Superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovi? Declares Khamzat Chimaev “The Next Champ” After UFC 308 Win

Football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovi? has high hopes for UFC star Khamzat Chimaev after his recent victory this past weekend….

Zlatan Ibrahimovi?

Khamzat Chimaev

With his win this past weekend, defeating former division champion Robert Whittaker by quick submission, Khamzat Chimaev is on track to get a shot at the world title soon.

Zlatan Ibrahimovi? on Khamzat Chimaev

The football icon Ibrahimovi? recognizes the incredible talent and potential in ‘Borz’ Khamzat Chimaev. On his Instagram story, he shared:

“The Wolf. Khamzat Chimaev. The next champ.”

Football Superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovi? Declares Khamzat Chimaev “The Next Champ” After UFC 308 Win

Football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovi? has high hopes for UFC star Khamzat Chimaev after his recent victory this past weekend….

Zlatan Ibrahimovi?

Khamzat Chimaev

With his win this past weekend, defeating former division champion Robert Whittaker by quick submission, Khamzat Chimaev is on track to get a shot at the world title soon.

Zlatan Ibrahimovi? on Khamzat Chimaev

The football icon Ibrahimovi? recognizes the incredible talent and potential in ‘Borz’ Khamzat Chimaev. On his Instagram story, he shared:

“The Wolf. Khamzat Chimaev. The next champ.”

Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends fans into raptures, appears to hint at UFC 300 return fight for Khabib Nurmagomedov

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov has been continually linked with an earth-shattering return to mixed martial arts this…

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov has been continually linked with an earth-shattering return to mixed martial arts this year at UFC 300 – as soon as April. And despite confirmation from his coach, Javier Mendez how his past student is not lining up a return fight, the Russian’s close friend, former professional footballer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has added fuel to the fire on a massive comeback.

Nurmagomedov, a former undisputed lightweight champion and prior pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter under the banner of the promotion, called time on his professional career back in 2020, boasting an unbeaten 29-0 professional record.

Bowing out after a massive title unification win over then-interim champion, Justin Gaethje, Nurmagomedov has since been linked with multiple comebacks to the sport – with UFC boss, Dana White pursuing a blockbuster fight between the Dagestan favorite and his arch-rival, former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor in a rematch most notably.

And speculation began to persist over the course of last weekend regarding a stunning retirement-snapping return for Nurmagomedov, with Chael Sonnen linking the American Kickboxing Academy mainstay to a UFC 300 return and welterweight title siege against Leon Edwards.

“Coach Javier Mendez, owner and leader of the American Kickboxing Academy, came out in an interview and said that Khabib (Nurmagomedov) is back training with me,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “He said, ‘Khabib always goes to practice, but he only trains with me when he’s getting ready for a fight.’ And that is all I know.”

“There is a reason that Leon (Edwards) versus Belal (Muhammad) did not get made,” Sonnen claimed. “It was expected and it was planned. Something became available. This is nothing more than a rumor, but it’s a rumor that came from coach Mendez, who’s training him (Khabib Nurmagomedov), who says, ‘I don’t train him unless it’s for a fight.’ It’s fascinating.”

Zlatan Ibrahimovic adds fuel to Khabib Nurmagomedov return rumors

And despite confirmation from the above-mentioned, Mendez that Nurmagomedov is not lining up a fighting comeback, the latter’s friend, former AC MIlan striker, Ibrahimovic posed for pictures with the ex-UFC star at the San Siro in Milan over the weekend – posting a picture simply captioned, “UFC 300”.

Who would you like to see Khabib Nurmagomedov fight in a stunning Octagon return?

Video – UFC star Khamzat Chimaev meets with football icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic, gifts him signed jersey

Continuing his wave of support for undefeated welterweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev, professional footballing star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic visited the Chechen-born fighter earlier this week during his training camp – gifting him a signed shirt from his return to Italian giants, AC Milan. Chimaev, the current number four ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active competition […]

Chimaev, the current number four ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active competition since he co-headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year, successfully improving to 12-0 as a professional with a first round D’Arce choke submission win over division striker, Kevin Holland in a catchweight clash.

Yet to book his return to the Octagon, Chimaev, who has been linked with a middleweight division climb, has most recently found himself linked to a potential fight against recent UFC Vegas 75 winner, Jared Cannonier.

Linked with a comeback before the turn of the year as UFC president Dana White revealed recently how the AllStars MMA staple had been dealing with some personal issues, Khamzat Chimaev has been earmarked to feature at UFC 294 in October, with that pay-per-view event slated to take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Khamzat Chimaev meets with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

And continuing training ahead of his expected return to combat sports before the end of 2023, Khamzat Chimaev met in the gym with Swedish international, Ibrahimovic, who recently called time on his illustrious professional football career, ending his tenure following a second spell with the aforenoted, AC Milan – whom he helped clinch a Serie A title two seasons prior.

It looks like Zlatan Ibrahimovi? is training MMA/Grappling with Khamzat Chimaev pic.twitter.com/Xz3L3f7KJk

— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) June 22, 2023

Previously voicing his support of Chimaev, Ibrahimovic wished the Chechen-born contender well ahead of his UFC 273 clash with one-time welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns last year – with the former going on to land a close, unanimous decision win over the Brazilian favorite in Miami, Florida.