Khamzat Chimaev - trash talks and Quotes

“He's a good striker, one of the best strikers. I give the respect for him. He has knockout power and everything, but, brother, ask whoever 99 percent in the world who's watching ufc, they're going to tell you who is going to win. He knows it. That's why he's running away”

– via ESPN MMA, claiming that Alex Pereira is avoiding him because Pereira knows, and the majority of the world knows, that Chimaev would win the fight.

“Jon jones is a legend. I hope one day i can train with him. We spoke about that. Maybe i [can] come to the u.s. and do some training with him”

– via ESPN MMA expressing his desire to train with his idol, Jon Jones, in the U.S. in the future.

“I don’t think he wants that fight. He knows about it, and UFC knows about it. I can’t say the things UFC says, but it’s going to be no respect for Alex, because everyone knows this guy is not my level... He knows it. That’s why he’s running away”

– via ESPN MMA, claiming UFC is protecting Alex Pereira

“He [Pereira] accepted the fight with du plessis, but now he says khamzat is not a good fight. He says he's more famous than me and that's why i'm using his name. Bro, if i just say hi in my story on instagram, i get more views than his fights”

– via ESPN MMA, claiming he is a bigger star than Alex Pereira by stating that his casual Instagram stories receive more views than Pereira's fights.

“It wasn't real wrestling like people are saying... He liked it. He was there shooting, doing funny things around there... Yeah, but when the wrestling starts, man, my body works. When someone starts to wrestle with me, my body is going for takedowns. So, it wasn't my choice”

– via ESPN MMA, clarifying that the takedown he landed on Jon Jones was an involuntary reflex, not a serious wrestling match

“He’s a good guy. I know him, he knows me, we know each other. If you ask me, i don’t want to fight this guy, because we know each other... Dagestan and chechen people, a lot of drama on the internet, all these things i don’t like about it, but if the ufc wants it, never gonna say no. If the guy wants it, i will tell his manager as well, 'brother, if nassourdine wants, i will be open.' If he says he can’t wait until i move up, i will be waiting. I’m not gonna say no. For me, it doesn’t matter. Whatever he decides, the ufc decides, we’ll see”

– vias ESPN MMA expressing personal reservations about fighting his acquaintance Nassourdine Imavov but confirming he would accept the fight if the UFC or Imavov insists on it.

“That will be funny [a fight against Strickland]. Funny interviews, like a lot of things going to happen about that as well. But he lost a lot of fights, he has to win one fight...He lost against the guy [Dricus du Plessis], who I beat, like I destroyed five rounds. That’s why he has to win one fight. But if they give him [the title shot], who cares?”

– via ESPN MMA expressing his opinion about Sean Strickland's Title Shot

“He says that if he sees me in a hotel, he's gonna do something. Bro, we don't need a hotel, you need to come to the ufc. You have a contract. If you wanna fight. Let's go.”

– via ESPN MMA, calling out Glover Teixeira by referencing a supposed threat made by Teixeira and urging him to fight in the UFC instead of outside the cage.

“We made him famous. He wants to be like conor mcgregor. He tastes like my cappuccino, it will be so sweet if i get a fight with him.”

– via ESPN MMA, speaking about Ian Garry, claiming that "we" made him famous, comparing him to a sweet cappuccino, and stating that fighting him would be "so sweet."

“—1”

– via instagram commented on Pereira's 2+1 = 3 Chama post

“See you after Ramadan @imavov1 You have time work on your wrestling Bratishka”

– via X callout for Title bout

“White boy, you will not survive one minute in my world”

– gives warning to Ian Garry after disrespectful gesture at back stage at UFC fight night

“If you touch somebody, touch respectfully. Don't punch somebody on the behind, you know. He was punching, like tapping my back. If you want to show respect, respectfully touch somebody... He came there to make some hype, you know that guy. He is trying to be Conor [McGregor], but he'll never be Conor”

– via the post fight press conference, explaining that Ian Machado Garry's gesture felt disrespectful and was an attempt to create hype

“Arman is the best, he's the No.1, he's the champ. I believe he is one of the best fighters in the world, he has to fight for the belt.”

– praised Arman after his win against Dan Hooker

“The Wolf 'and 'The Eagle' are not always close, but when you need to protect the mountains, they will always protect them together!”

– reacts to Islam Makhachev's win at UFC 322

“Congratulations Dagestan”

– via X, reacting to Islam Makhachev's victory at UFC 322.

“Uncle you need rehabilitation”

– via X, responding to Glover Teixeira's warning

“Let's go ! I can submit you both same night... Easy money”

– via Instagram, responding to Alex Pereira's challenge

“He's on dr*gs, he's finished. Give him rehabilitation, send him to Chechnya.”

– via Instagram Live

“Brother, Conor too old, bro. He’s finished”

– via Instagram Live, regarding a potential fight with Conor McGregor

“Well, Khabib’s finished. He is not fighting anymore. Why are you saying these things?”

– via Instagram Live, regarding a potential fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I think Islam [wins]. Both are interesting fighters. Islam moving up is interesting. I think Islam is gonna use more of his wrestling in this fight”

– via Instagram Live, predicting the outcome of Islam Makhachev's debut at welter weight in UFC

“Of course, brother, I could beat him with his coach Teixeira together. I will beat them both”

– via Instagram Live

“This bullsh*t guy give up.”

– mocked de Ridder for his loss against Brendan Allen.

“If you ask me, of course I would love to fight for the second belt. It’s no secret, the guy who’s got the belt at 205 pounds now is a very good matchup for me, except for [if] I should get reckless standing with him. They say he has a lot of power, but I’ve never been edged out in that area. He used to fight at 185, too, and then moved up to 205. So I would like to fight at light heavyweight”

– via Badaev Podcast

“If Arman asks me to corner him against Topuria, I won't be able to refuse, because he's my friend. With Ilia, I communicate, but we re not close friends.via Badaev podcast”

“How can Petr Yan with a Chinese last name claim that a Chechen guy is not Russian.”

– responds to Petr Yan's question about Khamzat Chimaev's Russian idendity.

“When we used to train together, he was normal. Well, one time I got angry with him and the next day he was walking around the gym with a gun, he thought I’d attack him. We had a group chat for our gym, there was one guy from Chechnya in it and [Strickland] wrote something like, ‘I thought all Chechen’s are strong?’ And I wrote him back, ‘You’re an American chicken, I’ll beat you up.”

– via Badaev podcast

“I'm ready to fight you in the heavyweight. You won't find a super fight than our fight. No Chama, this is SMASH EVERYBODY!”

“Congrats, now we need to finish our business #ufc 320”

– Reacted to Pereira's win at UFC 320.

“Good fight! Assalamu Alaykum”