Dana White might have other plans, but Khamzat Chimaev isn’t opposed to the idea of changing his mind after Saturday.

Khamzat Chimaev claims he was able to submit Sean Strickland several times while they were training. Chimaev might very well be facing Strickland inside the Octagon one day. If he defeats Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 this Saturday,

Featherweight gold is on the line on Saturday night when Ilia Topuria puts his title on the line against former champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 308. The fight is Topuria's first defense of the title and he will be looking to add a win over a legend to his resume.

Meanwhile, Whittaker has competed six times during that same run, going 4-2 in the process. Originally, ‘The Reaper’ was set to fight Chimaev at UFC Saudi Arabia in June, but ‘Borz’ bowed out of the bout with less than two weeks to go until fight night. Instead, Whittaker went on to score a first-round knockout against Ikram Aliskerov.