Chimaev's brother blames extreme weight cut for poor UFC 328 performance

In an interview with Vadim Tikhomirov, Khamzat Chimaev's older brother Saeed explained that Khamzat performed poorly against Strickland due to a brutal weight cut. When the fight was announced in March, Chimaev weighed 105 kg expecting to fight Jan Prochazka at light heavyweight. Two weeks before UFC 328, he still weighed 97 kg, and when he had only 1.2 kg left to lose, his body shut down before he eventually made weight after a one-hour break. After weigh-ins, Chimaev only regained 5-6 kg before the fight. Chimaev's team has now requested a rematch with Strickland at middleweight in October in Abu Dhabi.