UFC veteran and MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given his opinion on the future of UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev.
As we know, Khamzat Chimaev has the gold at 185 pounds thanks to his dominant victory over Dricus du Plessis. While that may be the case, many fans and pundits are concerned that he won’t be a particularly active champion – especially given the trajectory of his career thus far.
Khamzat Chimaev started his UFC career like a house on fire, but things have stalled out a bit since then, and that’s what we’re saying nicely. While he has been able to rack up wins fairly consistently, he isn’t that active, and even now that he’s champion, a showdown with Nassourdine Imavov doesn’t seem imminent – even if it’s the fight that seems to make the most sense.
In one recent interviewChael Sonnen gave his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev and the aura around him.
Chael Sonnen’s take on Khamzat Chimaev
“Are we going to see Khamzat Chimaev vs. Imavov? What’s the heist? What are we waiting for? I wish you would tell me. What’s going on there? And besides, this Imavov guy is fantastic. Because he’s been delayed and he hasn’t gotten in the ring, I’ve been watching more and more training footage of him, and he’s absolutely incredible. That win for Sean Strickland, just to reaffirm that, is looking better and better with time.”
“I really think this is the battle we’re going to see. I don’t know what the holdup is. There’s always rumors surrounding Chimaev – from visa issues, which I think we’ve been working through, to Ramadan, which I don’t know all the rules of – but there’s always something there and it’s never cleared up. And I think Chimaev likes that.
“I think he likes that we, the fans, have to wonder. It’s not a bad marketing tactic, but there is never an answer. You never know what’s going on with Khamzat Chimaev.”
‘Borz’ is certainly a special attraction, but it remains frustrating not to know what awaits around the next bend.
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