Arman Tsarukyan reveals Khamzat Chimaev almost quit before UFC 328 weigh-ins: ‘He didn’t want to finish the cut’

Arman Tsarukyan revealed that Khamzat Chimaev nearly withdrew from UFC 328 before the official weigh-ins, struggling with his weight cut to reach the 185-pound middleweight limit. Chimaev was defending his middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 328, held in the Newark, New Jersey area, with weigh-ins taking place on May 8, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Morristown. Tsarukyan played a key role in convincing Chimaev to complete the cut and make it to the scale.