Overview
- Chimaev told ESPN the parking-lot exchange with Jon Jones was not real wrestling and was meant in good humor.
- The clip drew attention because the lighter Chimaev appeared to get the heavier Jones to the ground in the brief scramble.
- Chimaev says Jones initiated the playful wrestling and that his own takedown attempt was an instinctive reaction rather than a competitive move.
- Eyewitness claims that Jones agreed to a ‘rematch’ have circulated but have not been independently confirmed.
- Reports note Jones is pushing for a fight at the UFC White House event next summer, while Chimaev is rehabbing an injury and still has a separate, unresolved issue with Ian Machado Garry from UFC Qatar.