“He’s not leaving the cage physically able to fight in October”- Gerald Meerschaert Issues Warning For Khamzat Chimaev

Prateek Arya
|PublishedSep 05, 2020

"He's not leaving the cage physically able to fight in October"- Gerald Meerschaert Issues Warning For Khamzat Chimaev

Gerald Meerschaert issues warning for Khamzat Chimaev. The two are in talks to go up against each other on September 19.

The new custodian of UFC’s Smesh factory, Khamzat Chimaev is set to return to the Octagon, and may step into the ring in September itself. According to reports, Chimaev may go up against Gerald Meerschaert on September 19, and if wins the bout, then a possible clash with Damian Maia would be set-up at the Fight Island.

Per Combate, the UFC is looking to book a bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Gerald Meerschaert for September 19th and should Chimaev win, a subsequent bout with Demian Maia would be booked for Chimaev. https://t.co/Y74OUspFwL

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 4, 2020

Khamzat Chimaev has already modified the record books, when in July, he became the first fighter in the current era to register two victories in a span of 10 days. His fight mentality often gets appreciated by president Dana White himself.

Khamzat Chimaev vs. Demian Maia anyone? That’s the plan for Fight Island per Dana White, after he competes in the APEX 🤤pic.twitter.com/WbSTRB4RMV

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) September 4, 2020

Gerald Meerschaert issues warning for Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev has taken UFC by storm, and may again become a part of successive events. However, his potential opponent Gerald Meerschaert apparently has ideas to thwart the Swede’s progression, as he has left a clear message/warning for the fellow Welterweight.

The 32-year-old on Twitter, threw a reaction on the aforementioned post, and wrote, “He’s not leaving the cage physically able to fight in October”