Overview
- At UFC 321 media day, Ikram Aliskerov said he would accept a title fight against Khamzat Chimaev on just a few days’ notice and believed he could change their past result.
- Khamzat Chimaev responded on Instagram, calling the stance hypocritical and arguing that similar Chechnya–Dagestan talk is criticized when it comes from him.
- Chimaev and Aliskerov previously met in 2019 at Brave CF 23, where Chimaev won by a first-round knockout.
- The middleweight title picture shifted after Brendan Allen stopped Reinier de Ridder in Vancouver, putting Allen alongside Nassourdine Imavov and Anthony Hernandez in discussions for the next shot.
- Dana White said the UFC will wait for end-of-year results before naming Chimaev’s first title defense, with Aliskerov scheduled to face Jun Yong Park at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi.