Khamzat Chimaev spoke about the prospect of a future fight against top-ranked welterweight contender Colby Covington at UFC 273 media scrum
Khamzat Chimaev has taken the MMA world by storm, ever since he made his debut in 2020. The Russian born- Swedish mixed martial artist is pitted to be the only fighter in the welterweight division that really stands a chance to beat the welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. The promotion has been working relentlessly to get a top-ranked competition for him, and it has finally come to effectuation with a fight against no.2 ranked, Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.
Chimaev oozes confidence when he speaks, and it is his unrivalled and nonpareil work ethic that is the source of this belief. The Chechen was the star attraction at the UFC 273 pre-fight media scrum and answered all the questions with his usual boldness and mettle. When asked about a potential fight with number one ranked contender Colby Covington, Chimaev felt that the American will turn down a fight against him or go running for the cops. He even elucidated further that the ‘Chaos’ should be cut from the UFC.
“I will be happy if they do that [fight with Colby Covington] but I don’t think so,” Chimaev said. “That guy [doesn’t] want to fight me. He’s going to go to the cops. He’s going to go to the cops, call the cops. Dana White will be in jail if they make that fight.
“He talks too much in the media and then when he sees the face-to-face, he goes to the cops. He’s not that guy. To me, if I’m honest, the UFC has to kick him out. He’s a b****.”
Darren Till confirms that he will be in Khamzat Chimaev’s corner at UFC 273
Darren Till and Khamzat Chimaev’s comradeship had got the world talking and the important question building up to UFC 273 is Darren Till’s involvement in Chechen’s team.
The ‘Smesh’ bros made an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, where Chimaev spoke about the current landscape of the welterweight division, his desire to train with Jon Jones one day, and his upcoming fight with Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.
When asked whether Till will be Chimaev’s corner for the fight, the English man responded by saying, ” Yes. I will be. I just signed the documents. I will be in the corner at UFC 273. I have been helping him prepare for this fight. ”
This flourishing brotherhood is one of the most trending topics in MMA today, and the pair even confirmed that they will never fight each other inside the octagon.
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