“Nobody wants to fight,” Chimaev said in a video blog he posted. “F*** these boys. They gave me four different countries, four different opponents. Nobody wants to fight.”
Chimaev has quickly become one of the most discussed fighters on the UFC roster, amassing a perfect 6-0 UFC record including wins over Gilbert Burns and Li Jingliang.
Most recently, UFC president Dana White said he liked the idea of Chimaev facing two-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington, but it doesn’t appear that matchup is anywhere near completion.
“I’m going to fight somebody,” Chimaev said. “I don’t know who. They change opponents all the time. Every week I have a new opponent, but nobody wants to fight.