Khamzat Chimaev was poised to make his run for a title shot, but fate played the spoilsport for the undefeated fighter. A hand injury and skin infection sidelined him for a month, prompting Dana White to award the title shot at UFC 297 to the South African sensation, Dricus Du Plessis. Chimaev, in fury, made comments asserting that he should be the one in the fight as promised. This irked ‘Stillknocks.’

Du Plessis, in a conversation, stated that Chimaev did not belong in the middleweight division, and his call for the title shot was as horrendous. The middleweight contender believes that ‘Borz’ has to fight more in the division to stake a claim on the title, and this statement by Du Plessis seems to have annoyed ‘The Wolf.’

Khamzat Chimaev calls out Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis

So, what exactly did Chimaev say that irked Du Plessis so much? Chimaev claimed that the UFC administration had promised him a match against the winner of Strickland vs. Du Plessis. ‘Stillknocks’ was just surprised by ‘Borz’s statement.

While having a conversation with MMA Junkie, the middleweight contender said, “As far as I know Khamzat’s a welterweight. What middleweight did he fight? He fought at middleweight, but he fought a welterweight. Gerald Meerschaert? When was that? Was he even ranked? No, he wasn’t ranked. So, that makes absolutely no sense.”

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Du Plessis’s words didn’t sit well with the Emirati. Chimaev took to his X to add comments about both of the fighters. His Tweet read “They have a fight soon, but they both think about me, I didn’t know that I was scaring them so much.”

As soon as Chimaev laid down the claim that Strickland and Du Plessis were afraid to face him, fans took center stage to remind a few things about the undefeated fighter.

Fans frustrated with Chimaev’s constant title claims

Starting off, one of the fans reminded Chimaev about his slim wins against Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman.

Another fan took a dig at Chimaev and asserted that no one is scared of him mainly because of his inactivity.

Additionally, it’s crucial to acknowledge that the Usman fight was closely contested͏. The fact that Usman took the fight on shor͏t notice adds another significant aspect to the match. A fan has pointed out that with a full training camp, Usman could easily defeat his opponent.

Furthermore, a fan took the humorous side and claimed that even YouTube boxer, Jake Paul would obliterate him.

Another fan gave a brutal reality check to Chimaev.

Last but not least, A fan asserted that Chimaev was afraid to take on Colby Covington.

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Judging by the reactions of the fans it can be understood that they are not amused by Chimaev’s shenanigans. They claim that “Borz” should fight more in the division to stake a claim for the title. Nonetheless, do you believe that Khamzat Chimaev’s run for the middleweight title was a bit rushed?

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