For his UFC 328 title fight against Sean Strickland, middleweight championKhamzat Chimaevweighed in at 185 pounds with just 20 minutes to spare. According to Chimaev’s close friend and training partnerArman Tsarukyan, “Borz” had to cut nearly 21 kgs for UFC 328.
During andafter the weigh-in ceremony, Chimaev had no energy to talk to his team or the press. He lookedextremely fatigued,and the weight cut looked drastic for the Chechen-born Emirati.
Khamzat Chimaev had no energy left to even talk to his team after making weight 👀🥺#UFC328(via@ArmanUfc)pic.twitter.com/AUM3be8bza
Strickland, on the other hand, was one of the first fighters to step up on the scales and make weight.After “Borz” weighed in,Daniel Cormierwas concerned, looking at the former’s body language. Cormier said:
“He looks pretty dejected, man. He’s hurting. How did this man make weight? He’s miserable. He looks so skinny.”
Check out Daniel Cormier’s comments about Khamzat Chimaev below:
Khamzat Chimaev just made weight with only 20 minutes to spare 👀DC: “He looks pretty dejected, man. He’s hurting. He’s miserable. He looks so skinny.”pic.twitter.com/bKLjV1NLar
Chimaev has already made it clear that this is the last time he wishes to compete at middleweight and would love to move up to 205 pounds for his next fight.
Bryce Mitchellalleged that the scales at the UFC 328 weigh-ins were rigged and Khamzat Chimaev never made weight. He said:
“That dude didn’t make that weight. There’s no convincing me bro… it’s all bullsh*t. [Khamzat] gets special treatment… he didn’t make that weight and I think Sean’s champ already. They don’t want him to win because they can’t control what he says and he loves America.”
Source: LowKickMMA.com
