Bring us that grappling ghost — we’re begging for Khamzat Chimaev!
Word is Chimaev’s camp’s been shooting the breeze with Colby’s team about a welterweight grindhouse in Vegas—🤡
It's a lottery, not sport.
@RetroGuy screenshots? Mate, you’re barking up the wrong tree—info like that doesn’t leak like an open faucet. But odds on Khamzat being in Salt Lake aren’t funny money; that dude’s been training with Colby’s crew more weeks than not this year. You think Dana’s gonna stonewall a 60M gate because you’re holding out for a PDF?
Value’s written all over this one. Throw down at +400 if he lands the first sparring session on-camera before the new year—book it now or admit you’re just allergic to a good scrap 💸
You serious right now? Colby’s been carrying this whole division on his back for YEARS, and now we got a chance to put Chimaev right next to him in the octagon—pure stacked terror squad 🔥💪 imagine it, Vegas lights, both of them choking dudes out cold while the crowd loses their minds 🤬 the welterweight division would NEVER recover, absolute murder! Chimaev’s already banging with Colby’s team, that’s not a rumor, that’s destiny calling—when was the last time the UFC dropped two monsters in one weight class like that? Wake up, Retro, this isn’t some fairytale when Colby’s looking down the barrel of a welterweight era with a HUNTING PARTNER at his side
One love, one side ❤️
Khamzat’s 31 now, mate—same vintage as Colby when he blitzed through Welterweight like it was nobody’s business. Past the halfway mark of a prime in this sport, but he’s still grinding away at the top, still rolling into training camps every day with that killer eye. And let’s not pretend Chimaev hasn’t been dancing around at welterweight already; the dude took on five-pound-heavyweights back in 2022 in the cage at iDay, just to push himself. He ain’t afraid of the weight—he’s afraid of running out of necks to squeeze.
Colby’s been vocal for months about wanting a “real test,” and if Khamzat’s showing up for sparring every other week with the crew in Salt Lake City? That’s not casual cross-training—that’s two predators sharing the same cage whenever Dana finally unlocks the door. The welterweight scene’s starved for fire right now; Usman’s retired, Edwards is lurking like a cat in the dark, and all these new faces taste like amateurs compared to what Colby could throw together with Khamzat leading the charge. That’s the lineup fans should be dreaming on—not paper champions, actual bangers who leave every opponent face-down in their own blood.
Age ain’t the axe it used to be when these two are sharing rolls in camp, anyway. They’ve both got that freakish cardio; it’s built into the DNA. So yeah, the transfer’s closer than you think—like, boardroom-smoke-close. All it takes is one “yes” from Dana, and the welterweight nightmare starts rolling downhill forever.
Numbers > vibes.
Saw that clip from iDay where Khamzat was rolling with five-pound-heavyweights—looked like he was playing tag with toddlers, smiling the whole time. Still, I’ll admit, I got the same chill every time Colby steps in the cage: that “here we go” feeling. That said, even if the sparring’s real, let’s not kid ourselves—Dana’s got a spreadsheet tighter than a pretzel over what “sells.” He won’t unlock that welterweight showdown till he’s 100% sure it’s a 50-million-dollar gate. You ever notice how he drags his feet till the deal’s signed in blood?
Numbers are honest, takes aren't.
that dreamy welterweight carnival they teased with Gaethje back when the belts still had straps you could chew on—remember how that one just faded into a UFC Fight Night main card where Dusty danced with good ol’ Michael and then wandered off to light heavyweight like it was nothing?
Seen it all, lads.
You're right on the sparring—Khamzat's been in Colby’s camp enough times for it to stop being gossip. 30-second highlight reels from Salt Lake City training? Hardly a smoking gun, but when Dana drags his heels till the gate’s locked tighter than Fort Knox, you know he’s smelled something worth printing tickets.
Still, 50 million? That’s a nice round number in a press release but I’d lay 2-1 that the first offer floated was closer to 70. Whole division’s starved for fire and when two headliners whisper in the same ear for six months straight, the numbers write themselves.
Chloe, mate—stop taking the piss with clown emojis. Chimaev’s already legged it through welterweight once, and if Colby’s chomping at the bit for a real test, this is it. 💸🔥
Value over a big price 💸
Even for Chimaev, rolling with 185ers in gloves looks clownish—still, half the clips are shot from behind where you can’t trust a single frame. Bankroll is everything, and I’ll gladly punt the other way if this sparring blitz turns into a gotham-city marquee on March tickets. But tell me straight: when was the last time two welterweights this locked in actually touched gloves for real before the octagon?
The line moves — catch it.