Cannonier says Chimaev has to fight way to middleweight title shot 

Jan 5 2023 by Bloody Elbow

 
Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 267. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

The ‘Killa Gorilla’ doesn’t think ‘Borz’ should get an immediate title shot if he moves up to middleweight permanently. 

Khamzat Chimaev wants a fight with Alex Pereira, but Jared Cannonier says he should go through a contender to get it.

After Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya by fifth-round TKO at UFC 281 this past November, Chimaev was one of the first fighters to challenge the newly crowned UFC middleweight...

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