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Khamzat Chimaev has offered $200,000 to any Olympic gold medalist willing to spar him, and Kyle Snyder, an Olympic gold medalist and RAF champion, is expected to accept the challenge.
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Khamzat Chimaev posted on social media last night, offering $200,000 to any Olympic gold medallist willing to spar him ā and he may have found his match.
The UFC middleweight champion is in camp for a long-awaited fight with Sean Strickland at UFC 328. Meanwhile, he announced on Saturday that after his first title defense, he will be joining RAF Wrestling for a match.
New footage from the wrestling promotionās event shows Olympic gold medallist and RAF light-heavyweight champion Kyle Snyder is expected to take up the offer. Itās an intriguing matchup that brings together one of MMAās top fighters and one of wrestlingās elite champions.
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UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev issued a bold challenge on social media, offering $200,000 to any Olympic gold medalist willing to spar with him.
Chimaevās unbeaten MMA record is built on his wrestling background, and he hasnāt been shy about backing himself in these types of challenges.
āPoor wrestlers started throwing challenges my way,ā Chimaev wrote on X. āIām having trouble finding sparring partners, waiting for any Olympic champion to step up for sparring. If he survives, Iāll give him 200 thousand dollars.ā
Adam Zubayraev was in Philadelphia on Saturday night to cover Arman Tsarukyanās dramatic win over Urijah Faber. During media day, he asked Kyle Snyder about the possibility of facing Khamzat Chimaev.
Snyder responded: āI think it could be interesting.ā While he wasnāt aware of the signing at the time, he spoke highly of the idea.
Khamzat Chimaev has challenged Olympic gold medalists to spar him for a $200,000 reward.
Kyle Snyder is an Olympic gold medalist and the RAF light-heavyweight champion, and he is expected to accept Chimaev's sparring challenge.
Khamzat Chimaev's next fight is scheduled against Sean Strickland at UFC 328.

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āI mean, everybody is interested in Khamzat, heās a big-time celebrity. Iāve seen him wrestle and train and I know that heās a pretty good wrestler so Iād like to compete against him if heād like to.ā
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