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Farah Hannoun

Robert Whittaker open to training with Khamzat Chimaev, expects him to do ‘quite well’ against top middleweights

Robert Whittaker has no doubt Khamzat Chimaev would fare well against the UFC’s middleweight elite.

Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has competed at middleweight several times before, but has emerged as a top contender at 170 pounds. However, after missing the welterweight mark by 7.5 pounds for his originally scheduled bout against Nate Diaz this past Saturday at UFC 279, many wonder if his future is at 185 pounds.

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