Khamzat Chimaev was in the running for the UFC 300 main event.
Unfortunately for āBorz,ā the April 13 pay-per-view (PPV) card in Las Vegas did not prove adequate time to cut the required weight. Chimaevās last attempt to make 170 pounds ended in disaster and the former Swede has since competed at middleweight.
āThey wanted me to fight at (UFC) 300, but I said itās too short time for (170 pounds),ā Chimaev told FCR MMA (transcribed by MMA Junkie). āI need a bit of time. (The Edwards fight) wasnāt 100 percent sure, but my manager said maybe, maybe not. My brother said to me, āNot in Ramadan.ā After Ramadan, weāll take some time, camp and then weāll fight anyone.ā
Chimaev remains undefeated at 13-0 and is coming off a majority decision victory over former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. āBorzā is hoping to make his Octagon return at the promotionās upcoming June card in Saudi Arabia.
āIn the summer, I think ā in the summer, weāll be back,ā Chimaev continued. āI want to fight in Saudi Arabia, but I donāt think anybody wants to fight me there. Weāll see whatās going to happen, so (Iām) just waiting for something.ā
Talk, talk, talkā¦all this guy does is talk and make up bullshit excuses.
If they add this to the existing card it would be really fun.
Seems like fighters arenāt seeing any incentive to participate in ālandmarkā UFC events like 300.?.
I doubt he ever fights in the US again.
What happened to ready to smash everyone anytime anywhere 
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Hard to fight in a country where you are banned by itās state department.
BS. he cant even get in the country, just trying to get headlines
Dude was always a shady liar with military ties from the time he lied to get into Sweden to now. No one cares anymore because all he does is talk
In other words. Iām only fighting guys who canāt grapple, either in Saudi Arabia or Dubai, or if itās someone from the division below stepping up on 10 days notice. Thatās all weāve seen this guy do. He literally got offered a title shot and turned it down.
Heās pulled out almost as many times as Khabib
I can respect that he turned it down, and didnāt ruin the main event by not making weight (again).
for that you have āBackup Belalā
How do Muslims Observe Fasts and Prayers in Ramadan? Fasting generally entails abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations from before the first light of dawn until the setting of the sun. Muslims are required to fast on each of the 29 to 30 days of Ramadan.
Sounds like optimal conditions for him to reach peak testosterone 170 lbs
Heās missed weight at 170 multiple times. Itās during Ramadan and heās basically a middleweight now.
Thereās nothing worse than a guy missing weight for a title fight. I actually respect him for turning it down.
Ramadan is they key here
Iām honestly getting tired of this shit NGL
if he was doing ramadan he would be more likely to make weight right? its just fasting during the day time. the guy said he would keel everybody and called Leon out by name several times, gets offered a title shot and then turns it down because he canāt train if heās hungry? lol