Khamzat Chimaev is not impressed by newly crowned UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira.
Over the weekend, Pereira pulled off a huge upset victory over longtime reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Pereira was able to catch Adesanya late in the fifth round with a series of shots that put “Stylebender” out on his feet. Now, Pereira reigns as king of the UFC at 185 pounds.
With that being said, much has been made of who Pereira will defend his throne against first. While an immediate rematch with Adesanya is certainly a likely route, it’s also possible that a new challenger could emerge. Perhaps one that has a history of swapping between both welterweight and middleweight – dominating both weight classes thus far.
Khamzat Chimaev Calls Out Alex Pereira
Top-ranked welterweight Khamzat Chimaev took to social media platforms to issue out a series of call-outs towards Pereira. In fact, Chimaev went as far as suggesting that he’s willing to face Pereira in his own backyard of Brazil for the middleweight crown. Chimaev called such a matchup “easy money.”
This is my belt 😡😡😡
Let me fight @ufc— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) November 13, 2022
🤼♂️🤦🏻♂️
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) November 13, 2022
Let me fight with this guy, 1 road finish him ⚔️✊🏼
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) November 13, 2022
easy money 💸💸💸🤪🤪🤪
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) November 13, 2022
Ready to fight in Brazil @AlexPereiraUFC let’s go champ 🤪🤝
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) November 13, 2022
Chimaev is currently the No. 3-ranked welterweight in the world, but is also undefeated at middleweight during two appearances at the weight class under the UFC’s banner. While there has been rumors that Chimaev could be slated to face fellow top-ranked welterweight Colby Covington in his next fight, Chimaev does not have an official fight announced as of this writing.
A matchup between the dominant grappler and a striker the caliber of Pereira is certainly an interesting prospect.
