Khamzat Chimaev wants to fight at the UFC White House card in June.
That’s why “Borz” is leaning on Brazilian fans to rally for light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Partly because “Poatan” is one of the biggest names in the sport but mostly because Pereira “kind of just falls down” when faced with elite wrestling.
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And Chimaev is one of the promotion’s most dominant grapplers.
“Let’s go White House,” Chimaev wrote on social media. “Don’t worry I will finish you fast. All Brazilian fans, tell this boy, if you’re not scared, tell him to fight.”
The good news is, Pereira wants to fight at UFC White House.
The bad news is, he wants to do it against former heavyweight champion Jon Jones. No disrespect to Chimaev, but a win over “Bones” puts “Poatan” into his own separate category. That said, UFC CEO Dana White is not high on Jones as one of the White House combatants.
Matchmakers are expected to start working on the fight card after UFC 324.
