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Muhammad and Khamzat
Chimaev are seemingly teasing a future matchup.

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Muhammad is scheduled to defend his welterweight title in the main
event at UFC 315
on May 10 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Middleweight contender Chimaev recently took a shot at Muhammad,
calling him a “pony.”

“Bullyb170 where are you going, pony,” Chimaev wrote.

In response, Muhammad teased a move up to middleweight, which could
possibly put them on a collision course.

“Goin to middleweight,” he wrote.

While Chimaev used to primarily fight at 170 pounds, the weight cut
was too steep for him, which led to him missing weight by a massive
7.5 pounds at UFC 279 in 2022. “Borz” then permanently moved up to
middleweight, where he defeated Kamaru
Usman via decision and most recently submitted Robert
Whittaker in the first round. Morne Visser, the coach of
middleweight champ Dricus Du
Plessis recently
confirmed that Chimaev is getting the next title shot.

However, Muhammad moving up to middleweight will open up
opportunities for his friend, Islam
Makhachev. The lightweight champion has been stalling his
planned move to welterweight to avoid fighting “Remember the Name.”
That, in turn, would open the champ slot at 155 pounds, which
former featherweight champ Ilia
Topuria is eyeing. However, there have been rumors that both
Topuria and Makhachev are currently preparing for fights.

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