Khamzat Chimaev is subsequent.
Returning to the Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney, Australia this Saturday, the UFC will ship one other loaded pay-per-view occasion headlined by a middleweight championship rematch pitting reigning titleholder Dricus Du Plessis towards top-ranked contender Sean Strickland.
It will likely be the second-ever assembly between the 2, the primary coming at UFC 297 final 12 months. On that evening, ‘DDP’ secured a razor-close break up choice win over Strickland to say the 185-pound crown. If Du Plessis manages to make it two in a row towards the outspoken ex-champ, he absolutely expects to be tasked with taking out undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev later this 12 months.
“If everyone within the division needed to struggle, and any person needed to come out on high, it could be me,” Du Plessis stated in an interview with talkSPORT. “And the man who must struggle everyone else to face me for the highest place? That may be Khamzat. Yeah, that’s why I believe he’s the following contender.”
Khamzat Chimaev’s quick-fire submission victory over Robert Whittaker made his standing as the following man in line plain
It seems like Khazmat Chimaev has been within the UFC title image for years. Sadly, his frequent well being points and lack of exercise have prevented him from placing whereas the iron was sizzling. Nonetheless, his spectacular first-round submission victory over Robert Whittaker was a second that no one might look previous.
It was by far Chimaev’s largest UFC victory and marked his second straight win over a former UFC champion after popping out on high towards Kamaru Usman a 12 months earlier.
Total, ‘Borz’ is 14-0 in his blended martial arts profession, and 8-0 beneath the UFC banner. He additionally boasts 12 whole finishes, together with seven submission and 5 knockouts, giving him a formidable 86% end charge.
