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Khamzat Chimaev • January 2, 2026

“Look, everyone wants a double gold, but I’ve said this before, it’s easier to do it from 185 to 205 and then even up to heavyweight. I would not be surprised, to be honest, if he’s [Chimaev] the first guy to go three champs... At 205, you pull up the rankings, and they’re all strikers. All of those guys he can beat... I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he ends up being a three division champion”

– via the Weighing In podcast discussing the 205 lb potential of current Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev.

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