LAS VEGAS – Nick Maximov is just getting started in the UFC, but he’s down to fight one of the big dogs of his division. The unbeaten UFC middleweight is interested in fighting top welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev , who also competes at 185 pounds, despite not being in the rankings himself. Maximov’s first comments on Chimaev came up in December 2021 when his teammate, Nate Diaz, was doing an interview with TMZ . At the time, Diaz was being asked about a potential fight with Chimaev, to which he pointed at Maximov (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and said Chimaev could fight his teammate instead. Maximov, who wasn’t part of the interview, seemed to be caught off guard and only replied “yeah.” Although at the time he seemed unenthusiastic by the idea, Maximov is all in on a Chimaev fight now
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