UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev does not plan to remain in the 185-pound division for long. Chimaev told ESPN that he will make one defense of his championship before jumping to light heavyweight in pursuit of a championship in a second division.

Chimaev won the middleweight championship at UFC 319 , using his dominant wrestling and smothering top game to easily dispatch of Dricus Du Plessis. Challenging fights have been few and far between for Chimaev, who exploded onto the scene with two wins in 10 days at "Fight Island" in July 2020.

Chimaev bounced between welterweight and middleweight until settling in at 185 pounds, where he defeated former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker before his championship-grabbing performance ag

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