Fans didn’t take kindly to some recent comments from a UFC title contender.
It’s no secret that Dana White doesn’t are inclined to take too kindly to fighters saying that they wouldn’t compete against certain opponents.
White labeled Tom Aspinall “absolutely insane” when the heavyweight champion claimed that he’d fairly vacate his belt than defend it against one in every of his teammates.
Merab Dvalishvili recently risked his relationship with the UFC president when speaking about fighting at featherweight having previously been criticized for not wanting to fight his close friend Aljamain Sterling.
The same issue has recently develop into a talking point regarding an upcoming title fight that is predicted to happen in 2026, which was recently addressed by one half of the matchup.
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Nassourdine Imavov agrees with Khamzat Chimaev’s stance on them fighting for the middleweight title
Khamzat Chimaev already named Nassourdine Imavov because the opponent that he’ll face in his first defense of the middleweight title.
Nonetheless, with the champion’s return being delayed by a foot operation, so much could change before that matchup takes place.
Chimaev, who recently said he doesn’t plan on staying at middleweight for for much longer, also admitted that he doesn’t particularly need to fight Imavov when chatting with ESPN MMA.
The 2 men have trained together previously, with ‘Borz’ also pointing to the “drama” the fight would create with him being from Chechnya and his challenger being from Dagestan.
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Nonetheless, the champion went on to say that he’s “open to it” if it’s what the UFC and Imavov need to do.
In a recent interview with RMC Sport Combat, Imavov provided his stance on this, where he also admitted that it’s “complicated for us”.
Several fans stated when replying to the post, via Red Corner MMA, that the interpretation is inaccurate and that it was his aunt (in Dagestan) who called his mother (in France) concerning the fight, but that’s not the one issue that fans took with Imavov’s comments.
“Here it’s actually hard to know, but within the Caucasus Mountains it’s going to make some noise. I called my mother to ask her concerning the fight; she doesn’t know anything about MMA. They said it’s not a fight available, it shouldn’t be between two brothers. That’s why it’s complicated for us,” Imavov allegedly said.”
“But at the identical time, we don’t have a alternative,” He continued. “We all know one another well. Khamzat [Chimaev] is a very good guy; he helped me quite a bit within the fight against [Brendan] Allen. He’s someone I appreciate. We all know that next it’s going to be me. I feel I’ve done enough. We’ve talked to the UFC; the UFC told us they desired to do the fight in February.”
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Fans lashed out at Nassourdine Imavov despite his honest comments
Neither Khamzat Chimaev or Nassourdine Imavov have stated that they won’t fight one another.
Some fans, when replying to the Frenchman’s recent comments, seemingly selected to overlook what the Frenchman actually said when being critical of his stance on difficult the undefeated champion.
One user wrote that Dana White ‘is not going to be completely happy to read this,’ while one other suggested that this attitude demands ‘rule changes’, claiming ‘that is getting embarrassing.’
Several reactions called for the contender to ‘Retire from the game then’.
With responses like ‘Just fight or get out of the game’ and ‘cut him immediately’, it’s clear that fans don’t have any patience for this, despite the fact that Imavov clearly stated that he wouldn’t turn the bout down.
One comment did defend him, writing, ‘Did any of the comments read the last paragraph?’
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