Khamzat Chimaev Targets UFC White House Event for ‘Poatan’ Fight

Khamzat Chimaev still has his sights set on Alex Pereira. |
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Khamzat
Chimaev has a singular focus when it comes to his next desired
opponent.

The reigning
UFC middleweight champion continued his ongoing callout of
light heavyweight kingpin Alex
Pereira in a series of posts on social media. While the target
is nothing new, this time Chimaev has a date and venue in mind for
the matchup.

“Let’s go White House,” Chimaev wrote on X. “Don’t worry, I will
finish you fast [Pereira].”

The UFC White House event is expected to take place on June 14,
though the date has yet to be officially confirmed. Pereira had
previously expressed interest in a clash against former heavyweight
champ Jon
Jones, but the Brazilian indicated in a recent post that his

participation at the event was a “no go.”

Pereira is 6-1 since moving to light heavyweight and is coming off
a first-round stoppage of Magomed
Ankalaev to regain the 205-pound belt at UFC 320
this past October.

One-Track Mind

Chimaev captured the middleweight strap at
UFC 319 with a dominant five-round verdict over Dricus Du
Plessis this past August. He has
publicly called out Pereira on more than one occasion in recent
months. However, outside of offering to face “Borz” in a
charity grappling match, the Brazilian star hasn’t seemed
interested in the matchup.

“All Brazilian fans tell this boy if you’re not scared tell him to
fight,” Chimaev added.