RAF champion steps up to Khamzat Chimaev’s $200,000 challenge for Olympic gold medalists

UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev issued a bold challenge on social media, offering $200,000 to any Olympic gold medalist willing to spar with him.

Chimaev’s unbeaten MMA record is built on his wrestling background, and he hasn’t been shy about backing himself in these types of challenges.

“Poor wrestlers started throwing challenges my way,” Chimaev wrote on X. “I’m having trouble finding sparring partners, waiting for any Olympic champion to step up for sparring. If he survives, I’ll give him 200 thousand dollars.”

It looks like Kyle Snyder will answer Khamzat Chimaev’s challenge

Adam Zubayraev was in Philadelphia on Saturday night to cover Arman Tsarukyan’s dramatic win over Urijah Faber. During media day, he asked Kyle Snyder about the possibility of facing Khamzat Chimaev.

Snyder responded: “I think it could be interesting.” While he wasn’t aware of the signing at the time, he spoke highly of the idea.

“I mean, everybody is interested in Khamzat, he’s a big-time celebrity. I’ve seen him wrestle and train and I know that he’s a pretty good wrestler so I’d like to compete against him if he’d like to.”