UFC Heavyweight Khamzat Chimaev just passed a battle in the last battle against the old title rival Gilbert Burns at UFC 274 but it doesn’t take “Borz” He stayed so long to get ready to fight again that he went back to making wild statements on Twitter, as the case may be. Chimaev, who was undefeated 11-0 in the last 10 finishes, defeated Burns unanimously to go on to claim his first career decision victory, in a fight that many call the best of 2022 so far.
Chimaev is now expected to fight for another top-ranked contender who will most likely become the #1 ranked middleweight and former 2-time middleweight champion. Colby CovingtonAs the UFC President claims Veal White Before UFC 273. Covington is going through legal procedures due to being attacked by UFC megastar Jorge Masvidal last month. “brain damage.”
However, in the 5th place middleweight Belal Mohammed just coming out of a big unanimous decision against Vicente Luque in a rematch where he avenges his loss. Since both Chimaev and Mohammed are veteran wrestlers, this could be the next fight. Mohammed also made several calls to fight Chimaev.
After a tough final fight, can Khamzat Chimaev beat the elite?
Chimaev uploaded a video on Twitter of him facing Burns between rounds at UFC 273. In the caption, Chimaev wrote: “Who wants to fight? @stylebender @USMAN84kg“ UFC heavyweight champion and pound calls for king, Kamaru Osman and the UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Usman has been impressed by Chimaev’s performance against Burns so far, but he has some work ahead of him as he faces the 2nd place middleweight. Leon Edwards in the next title defense.
Adesanya, on the other hand, is not at all bothered by Chimaev’s presence and thinks she shouldn’t worry about him until Chimaev makes a move to middleweight and wins his 185lb division. If the next Colby Covington fight doesn’t happen, who do you think Chimaev will fight next?
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