Khamzat Chimaev brutally calls out Dana White over UFC 300 'broken promises'

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Middleweight is adamant he should be next in line for the title
Middleweight is adamant he should be next in line for the title

KHAMZAT CHIMAEV has called out Dana White for "broken promises" over a UFC middleweight title shot.

Chimaev beat ex-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in October and claimed he was promised a shot at the belt next.

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Khamzat Chimaev called out Dana White for 'broken promises'Credit: Getty
Chimaev claimed White promised him a UFC title shot
Chimaev claimed White promised him a UFC title shotCredit: Getty

It instead fell to Dricus du Plessis, who dethroned American Sean Strickland and is now linked with a grudge match against Israel Adesanya.

But Chimaev, 29, told ESPN: "Who else is going to fight him (Du Plessis)? Israel is out [he said] until 2027. All of these guys fought each other.

"It's only me who is undefeated and undisputed, so I don't know. They promised me after the Usman fight that [I] will for sure fight for the title, and I won that fight.

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"I don't know what's going on. I heard Dana White said that, "I don't think Khamzat is next for the title", that's the bulls***, man."

UFC 300 is set for April 13 and White refused to commit to Chimaev returning in time following a battle with illness.

He said: "I know he was very, very sick, and I know he's getting better, but I don't know if he's fight-at-300 better. We'll see."

Chimaev continued his rant and claimed he has asked the UFC's chief business officer Hunter Campbell to return on April 13.

He said: "If you promised me something, you have to answer for your words, and I'm the guy who always answers for my words.

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"I don't care if it's some president, or a king, if you give me [your] word, you have to answer for that.

"I will be surprised if that happens — if somebody fights [for the title] next, and not me.

"We'll see, I didn't talk with Dana, and I don't know what he's thinking. He knows better than me.

"In my mind, it should be me. I asked Hunter to let me fight at UFC 300, so we'll see what they say."

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