Khamzat Chimaev would like to fight Alex Pereira at light heavyweight
UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev is eyeing a second championship belt by testing himself against current light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
Chimaev, who defeated former champion Dricus du Plessis for the title at UFC 319 in August, discussed the opportunity against Pereira who recently defeated Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 320 earlier this month.
“If you ask me, of course I would love to fight for the second belt,” Chimaev said on the Badaev Podcast (h/t Red Corner MMA). “It’s no secret, the guy who’s got the belt at 205 pounds now is a very good matchup for me, except for [if] I should get reckless standing with him.
“They say he has a lot of power, but I’ve never been edged out in that area,” Chimaev said. “He used to fight at 185, too, and then moved up to 205. So I would like to fight at light heavyweight.”
