UFC President Dana White weighs in on a possible Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev combat

UFC President Dana White has additional commented on a possible showdown between Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev.

Usman, the previous UFC Welterweight Champion, has mentioned that he has discovered his love for preventing once more. That a lot seems obtrusive as he’s been calling for a conflict with Khamzat Chimaev. “Borz” has made it transparent that he’s up for the problem, however there’s a holdup at the UFC’s finish.

Usman has mentioned that he needs the bout to be contested at a catchweight. Dana White has lengthy bashed the idea that of catchweight bouts and he informed Jim Rome that he’d best wish to guide the combat if it’s at welterweight and even middleweight.

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Chatting with newshounds all through the UFC Vegas 73 post-fight press convention, White used to be noncommittal on Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev (h/t MMAJunkie.com).

“It’s a combat that Usman needs, that’s no secret,” White mentioned. “Usman actually got here to the administrative center to foyer for that combat. I informed him I really like him. Usman is among the absolute best guys we’ve ever labored with. I really like operating with the fellow. Have a look at all of the issues he’s achieved. I don’t do catchweights. Don’t do it. So, you understand how Khamzat is. Should you communicate sh*t to Khamzat, he’s going to move proper at it with you and doesn’t care who he fights and all that stuff. I don’t know. Clearly, we’ve been making a large number of bulletins in recent years, we haven’t made that announcement but as a result of we don’t have the combat performed but. However we’re operating on stuff for Khamzat.”