UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes that Khamzat Chimaev ruined his fighting career at one point. While talking in his popular podcast JRE, the 56-year-old detailed how Chimaev should have made weight for his bout against Nate Diaz. ‘Borz’ and Nate Diaz were scheduled to fight at UFC 279. However, the bout didn’t come to fruition, as the undefeated fighter missed weight by 7.5 pounds. The bout between the two was highly anticipated, and UFC CEO Dana White was optimistic about achieving a huge profit at the event.
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However, things took a different turn when Chimaev missed the weight, and the fight was canceled. Soon after the bout was canceled, the Swedish fighter was replaced by Tony Ferguson, and Diaz won the bout via guillotine choke. Also, Chimaev got the opportunity to fight against Kevin Holland at the same event. According to Rogan, Chimaev destroyed some huge opportunities that awaited him by missing the weight.
Joe Rogan points out the huge mistake made by Khamzat Chimaev
The UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, was talking in the ‘Fight Companion’ episode of JRE. During the episode, Rogan sat with Bryan Callen, Brendan Schaub, and Sam Tripoli to watch the bout between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. While watching the PPV event, Rogan and the trio discussed other major topics in the MMA world. One of the topics that Rogan raised was how Chimaev ruined a golden opportunity that would have earned him a title shot.
Rogan said, “Khamzat really f*cked up when he didn’t make weight against Kevin Holland, against Nate Diaz. Because if he made weight against Nate Diaz and has a great showing against Nate Diaz, that guy’s got the next title shot. He’s a f*cking star. He’s just got that thing.” According to Rogan, if Chimaev had made weight and won against Diaz, he would have pleased White and would have easily gotten a title shot next.
The UFC commentator chose a confrontational tone
After winning against Kevin Holland at UFC 279, Chimaev had to wait a long time to get another fight. Currently, the Swedish fighter is preparing for a grudge match against Paulo Costa. The bout between the two is scheduled to take place on October 21 at UFC 294. Even after one year since Chimaev missed the weight, prominent figures in the UFC, like Joe Rogan, find it hard to forget the incident.
After Chimaev won against Holland at UFC 279, Rogan was the one who had the duty to conduct the octagon interview with ‘Borz’. Back then, the JRE podcaster was impressed by Chiamev as he achieved a first-round submission victory against Holland. However, Rogan didn’t want to praise him as he ruined Dana White’s business by missing the weight. Hence, the color commentator was compelled to conduct the interview in a confrontational tone. Do you think that Chimaev messed up his fighting career by missing weight at UFC 279? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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