Khamzat Chimaev is the new king of the UFC Middleweight Division, but an emerging contender thinks he can crack the code.
Chimaev yielded a great performance against Dricus du Plessis in the UFC 319 Headliner. In the UFC Middleweight Title Fight, many fields in question of Chimaev. It turned out that “Borz” had no problem to keep control of Du Plessis for five rounds. The result of the excellent struggle of Chimaev was a unanimous decision gain and his first UFC championship.
However, not everyone flowed over the Chimaev show. During a chat with Carlos Contreras Legaspi for ESPN SportsAnthony Hernandez made it clear that he feels that he can solve the puzzle of the newly beaten UFC Middleweight Champion.
Anthony Hernández thinks he can close Khamzat Chimaev: “I can struggle that I can do jiujitsu I can stop all the shit. Call me before the fight”
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“Congratulations to him,” said Hernandez. “It was one [expletive] Pretty boring fight, I’m not going to lie. Call me for the fight. I can struggle, I can do jiu-jitsu, I can already be [expletive]And I can close it. I will drown him with my gas tank, I promise. I’ll make him [expletive] work. So call me. Keep me in mind, guys and I think you will have a new one [expletive] Mexican American champion. “
Hernandez is fresh from a submission of a fourth round about Roman Dolidze. The victory extended “Fluffy’s” winning series to eight. Some believe that the style of Hernandez could make things interesting against Chimaev, given that he has some struggling expertise. Whether it is sufficient to thwart the ruthless struggle of “Borz” can still be seen.
There are numerous feasible options for the first chimaev challenger. Reinier de Ridder could be the next in line after beating Robert Whittaker. Nor can it be the winner of Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho excludes that Dibs receive for a 65 -year -old title. Imavov and Borralho will collide in the main event of UFC Paris on 6 September.
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