Khamzat Chimaev is not a man who pays due tribute to many people. But now he had to make an exception.
The Swedish Wolf hasn't been the most active in recent months, but whenever he stands in front of the cameras, his confidence just oozes. Much like he did in his interview with MMA Fighting, where he pointed out one crucial thing.
"Dana White doesn't allow me to express myself fully. He sees my talent, he's aware of it, but he doesn't want me to beat everyone here. That's why he keeps me short and limits my development," Chimaev explained the reason for his fight absence, which will be one calendar year in September. This is something we are not used to with him at all.
"The fault is not in me, but first of all in the UFC and then also in the opponents. Colby Covington was scared of me, he didn't want to have anything with me and Paulo Costa too. Kamaru Usman was the only one who wanted to fight, but again he didn't want to move up to middleweight," Chimaev revealed.
"My biggest regret is that all the fans want to see me fight, only the UFC didn't offer me anyone. There's no McGregor on today, everyone wants to see Borz (Khamzat's fighting nickname). I'm the one who puts on the show and gets the attention. I'm the one who interests people, I'm the symbol of MMA and the strongest fighter of today!" boasted the Swedish fighter with Chechen roots.