There is no doubt that every UFC fighter’s goal is the world championship. Soon after Israel Adesanya became the middleweight champion, a number of fighters wanted to fight against him. The one who tops the list is undefeated UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev is a surging fighter whose current aim is to get a title shot. However, after missing weight at the weigh-in of UFC 279, many consider ‘Borz’ an irresponsible fighter. The criticism from the public and fellow MMA fighters has not bothered the Swedish fighter much. He is still very optimistic about getting great opportunities inside the octagon. In the MMA world, Chimaev is quite famous for his outspoken attitude. The 12-0 record holder has called out the UFC middleweight champion.
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At the moment, it is decided that Adesanya will fight the winner between Dricus du Plessis and Robert Whittaker. While rumors were spread that Adesanya would move up to light heavyweight to fight the champion, Jamahal Hill. Now, the UFC veterans have dissected the matter and come to the conclusion that Chimaev does not deserve to fight Adesanya.
Khamzat Chimaev is not fit to fight Israel Adesanya
UFC veterans Josh Thomson and John McCarthy were talking in the podcast ‘Weighing-in #370.’ During the conversation, Thomson said, “I would have ran the Alex fight back he’s got one, he’s got one win against him in five or whatever” McCarthy soon mentioned that the bout between Adesanya and Pereira is not possible. McCarthy said, “But that’s dead, you can’t do that Alex has a fight right so who’s gonna put against Izzy“
As the conversation continued, Thomson mentioned how Chimaev is not the right opponent for Adesanya. The former UFC fighter added, “I mean I honestly think Robert Whittaker is more deserving than Chimaev now. Don’t get me wrong man. I enjoy watching Chimaev fight and I think there’s a bright future for him but just because you do all the talking doesn’t mean you deserve a title shot.” According to Thomson, Robert Whittaker is the best opponent for ‘The Last Stylebender.”
‘Borz’ called out ‘The Last Stylebender’
Khamzat Chimaev has called out a number of fighters. After Adesanya won the middleweight title, his focus shifted to Adesanya. Chimaev said that the fans want to see him fight Adesanya; however, the UFC won’t let that happen. According to the Swedish fighter, fighting against him can be a bad choice for Adesanya, as Chimaev may end up destroying him.
Even though Chimaev has been keeping an eye on the Nigerian fighter for a long time, it does not seem their fight would come to fruition. Now, ‘The Reaper’ and ‘Stillknocks’ are preparing to fight against each other at UFC 290, as the winner might end up fighting the UFC middleweight champion.
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