The fight is a welterweight matchup that could spring Chimaev into the rankings at 170 pounds, a division his coach requested he compete in for his return fight. Naturally, though, Chimaev wants to bounce back up to middleweight afterward, so it seems like it’s full steam ahead for the two-division force.
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Although Chimaev hopes to return to his hyperactive ways and compete many times in the next year, he fears his performance on October 30 might ward off some opportunities.
“I don’t think these guys want to fight with me after this fight,” Chimaev said. “They’re going to start being scared again. Complain, ‘He didn’t fight somebody, a good guy, blah, blah, blah.’ Things like that. We’ll see what happens after this fight.”
If anything, Chimaev remains consistent with the way he talks about each fight and his own projection of his career. Of “The Leech,” Chimaev said he’ll “eat him up” and move on to the next guy.
