Khamzat Chimaev is trying to get back into the cage before the end of the year.
In May, Chimaev suffered the first loss of his MMA career, losing a split decision to Sean Strickland in their title fight at UFC 328. Following the loss, Chimaev quickly started angling for a rematch with Strickland, but in recent weeks, “Borz” stopped campaigning for that matchup, and now believes that Nassourdine Imavov will get the next shot at Strickland.
“So far, they haven’t called me, nothing like that yet,” Chimaev told Adam Zubayrev. “I asked them. I want to fight in Abu Dhabi. They said, I’m not asking for a title fight. I knew Strickland wasn’t coming he
