Kamaru Usman has no issues on short notice and Khamzat Chimaev looked more comfortable at middleweight during UFC 294 weigh-ins.
ABU DHABI – Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev had speculation around their weight for different reasons, but when the time arrived, there were no issues for their anticipatedUsman and Chimaev will battle for a title shot in the middleweight division when they meet in Saturday pay-per-view co-headliner, which takes place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island and follows prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Usman, a former longtime welterweight champion, stepped in for the injured Paulo Costa on 10 days’ notice to fight in a new division, and tipped the scale under the non-title limit of 184.5 pounds. Chimaev was seemingly forced up from welterweight afterfor his previously scheduled fight, and looked comfortable up a division at 185.5 pounds.
Now Usman and Chimaev will step into the octagon and determine who gets the next crack at champion Sean Strickland, who Usman has already
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