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Khamzat Chimaev is an exciting prospect of the welterweight division. He has climbed the divisional ladder relatively faster and that too in a dominating fashion. Moreover, he has an undefeated professional MMA record. Even the UFC’s popular commentator Joe Rogan feels ‘Borz’ is exceptional.

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In the recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan said “Khamzat Chimaev has had 4 fights in the UFC, he’s been hit twice. Dude, he is undefeated. He has more victories in the UFC than he has been hit. And I am not exagertating. He is so f**king good it’s terrifying. He is the Future.”

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Rogan feels Chimaev should maintain his level of performance even in his upcoming matches. But he also throws light upon the fact that Chimaev has not faced ‘real’ competition before this and Gilbert Burns will be a true test for him.

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“The competition he has faced so far is not been anywhere near the level of Gilbert Burns. Gilbert Burns is absolutely Elite. He is a fantastic Striker. He is as good on the ground as anybody,” said Rogan.

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Khamzat Chimaev will face Gilbert Burns at UFC 273

After a lot of build-up and rumors, Chimaev vs. Burns is now officially confirmed to headline UFC 273. The Welterweight bout will take place on the 9th of April alongside a featherweight title fight as the main event, between Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung. Just after the fight was announced, Khamzat Chimaev got on Twitter to warn ‘Durinho’.

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Burns, on the other hand, Burns is preparing vigorously for the fight with ‘Borz’. He is confident and calm and doesn’t want to get into the banter battle with the Chechen-born Swedish star.

Although Burns has lost his one chance at the title before, against Kamaru Usman, now he is headstrong to go up on the rankings and become the #1 contender.

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Burns vs. Chimaev will be a blockbuster welterweight contest. For Chimaev, it will be a test to prove himself as a prospect for the welterweight title. Likewise, Burns needs to defend his elite status against ‘Borz’ in this matchup.

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Who do you think will come out as the victor of this contest?

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Shivam Verma is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. This combat sports fan and active Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing practitioner, who is also a media graduate, has worked with various news and media organizations. By combining his interest and educational degree, Shivam is on a mission to unite his two passions- love for writing and sports. He feels that mixed martial arts are about the technique and movements of people who have spent their entire lives training and perfecting it. Hence, he is more inclined towards technical fighters like Georges St-Pierre, Charles Oliveira, Khabib, and Kamaru Usman. Apart from writing, Shivam seeks to work on fiction and non-fiction projects as a film-maker.

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