Khamzat Chimaev appears to have his first middleweight title challenger after French contender, Nassourdine Imavov, turned in a main event showcase Saturday night at UFC Paris.
This weekend was built around Imavov’s middleweight matchup against fellow contender, Caio Borralho. Imavov was not only headlining his second-straight UFC event, but he was competing in front of a wild home crowd. The 185-pound fight was pegged as a No. 1 Contender’s bout and both fighters competed like a UFC title shot was on the
line.
When the dust settled it was Imavov who did more than enough over the course of five rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory to push his current win streak to five. In turn, Imavov is lined up for a potential shot at Chimaev his next time out.
During his post-fight interview Imavov screamed, “I am next!”
Following the conclusion of the main event, Chimaev took to social media to chime in on Imavov’s performance. The newly-minted UFC middleweight champion delivered a simple message to Imavov, but never actually says he’s next. Still, any reaction from the champ is a good reaction when it comes to Imavov’s chances of leap frogging fellow middleweight standout Reinier de Ridder.
Check it out below:
“Good fight! Assalamu Alaykum,” wrote Chimaev.
Well, Maniacs? Who gets the first shot at Khamzat’s UFC middleweight title? Imavov or RDR?
Let’s discuss!
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