Khamzat Chimaev Calls for Nate Diaz and Belal Muhammad fights with Timeline
UFC welterweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev, called his shot today as he tweeted out who he wants next and when.
Over the last few weeks, Chimaev has seemingly called out everybody in the top five of the welterweight division. Recently, he has set his eyes on Colby Covington, champion Kamaru Usman, and even Conor McGregor.
Today, however, he called for an August bout against Nate Diaz, and an October bout with Belal Muhammad.
August @NateDiaz209
October @bullyb170
👊🏼💥— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) June 12, 2022
Chimaev is coming off of a unanimous decision victory over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273. Since joining the promotion in 2020, he has gone undefeated with wins over the likes of Jingliang Li and Gerald Meerschaert. With a professional record of 11-0-0, Chimaev is currently ranked at #3 in the division.
Ranked at #5 is Muhammad, who is coming off of a big win over Vicente Luque. On an eight-fight loss-less streak he has gone 12-3-0 with 1 NC in the UFC and holds a professional record of 21-3-0 with 1 NC.
Diaz (20-13-0) is on a two-fight losing skid having lost consecutive bouts to Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards. Throughout his career, however, he has defeated the likes of Donald Cerrone, Conor McGregor, and Anthony Pettis.
What do you make of the callouts and timeline? Who do you want to see Khamzat Chimaev go up against next?
