UFC 300 takes place in April this year and is set to be a historic event for the world leader in MMA. Given the importance of the event, a number of fighters have offered their services to fight at the event. Most recently, middleweight sensation Khamzat Chimaev took to Instagram to tease fans about a possible return at UFC 300.
‘Borz’ has been out of action since his win over Kamaru Usman in October last year. The 29-year-old posted a story on his Instagram suggesting he might return at UFC 300.
The story contained an image of himself along with the number ‘300’. An account posted a Screenshot of the same on Twitter.
| Khamzat Chimaev hinting at a potential fight at #UFC300 via his Instagram. pic.twitter.com/U3sFHtGIf0
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) January 17, 2024
While Chimaev may have expected a positive response from the fans regarding his next moves, that was not the case in reality. Here are some of the best reactions to Chimaev’s announcement.
A fan said, “*yawn* He hints at every fighter every fight card then fights unimpressively once a year.”
*yawn*
He hints at every fighter every fight card then fights unimpressively once a year
— Geoff Sokol (@SokolCapital) January 17, 2024
Another fan added, “Khamzat vs Adesanya main event, winner of that fight fights the winner of UFC 297 main event.”
Khamzat vs Adesanya main event, winner of that fight fights the winner of UFC 297 main event
— ZTNBlanco (@ZtnBlanco) January 17, 2024
“Please get this beast involved in that card..”– commented a fan
Please get this beast involved in that card..
— Kyle Anthony’s UFC Betting (@KyleAnthonyUFC) January 17, 2024
“He literally can’t enter the US he’s not fighting at 300 lmao”– commented a fan, giving a harsh reality check on the situation.
He literally can’t enter the US he’s not fighting at 300 lmao
— Unbiased Curtis Samuel Stan (?) (@unbiased_stan) January 18, 2024
Another fan commented on the issue, saying, “Lost his hype.”
Lost his hype
— PirateMMA (@PirateMMA1) January 17, 2024
“He’s just sharing his current weight prolly”– added another fan taking a dig at Chimaev.
He’s just sharing his current weight prolly
— Mr. Matt (@tabascoisgood) January 17, 2024
Unfortunately for fans, despite Chimaev’s tease regarding his next move, a fight at UFC 300 will be next to impossible for ‘Borz’.
Khamzat Chiamev’s return at UFC 300 impossible?
Khamzat Chimaev is hoping to take on the winner of Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight title after UFC 297. However, his return is in shadows as he suffered a broken hand during his fight against Kamaru Usman. The 29-year-old had to undergo a surgery for the same. He recently also shared an extremely worrying health update in a tweet that has since been deleted. In the tweet, Chimaev shared pictures of himself with an extremely swollen face, claiming that he had fallen extremely sick due to an unidentified disease. At this point in time, there is no clear timeline on a potential return to action for Chimaev.
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To make things worse, ‘Borz’ can not enter the United States at this point in time. This is because of his Russian citizenship and the ongoing tension with Ukraine. Furthermore, Chimaev has close ties to Ramzan Kadyrov, a Chechen dictator that has been on the US’s watchlist for a very long time now. Therefore, there is little to no chance that Chimaev returns to action at UFC 300.
