“I don’t even know the guy” Israel Adesanya calls out Khamzat Chimaev as rat lip

“I don’t even know the guy” Israel Adesanya calls out Khamzat Chimaev as rat lip

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Khamzat Chimaev (left) and Israel Adesanya (right)

While some fanatics cannot get their eyes off UFC’s hottest prospect, Khamzat Chimaev. Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya takes a dig at the 26-year-old by calling him ‘rat lip’ and suggesting that he has not watched him fight yet in the world’s premier MMA organisation. Chimaev was the breakout UFC star of the summer. 

The Chechen-Swede first picked up two wins in the span of 10 days on Fight Island in July, defeating John Phillips by first-round submission and Rhys McKee by first-round TKO, then picked up his third win of the season when he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11, also in the first round. 

Chimaev had earlier suggested that a fight against Adesanya is an easy ride for him. In the wake of those wins, he spoke to the MMA world. And rightly so he took full advantage of his time in the spotlight, calling out UFC stars like Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman. 

“If I do my hard work, nobody’s a challenge for,” Chimaev said when asked about Adesanaya and UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman at the UFC Vegas 11 post-fight press conference. “I’m going to stop both guys.” 

I don’t even know the “Rat Lip” : Israel Adesanya on Khamzat Chimaev 

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The middleweight champion, who is set to defend his title against undefeated challenger Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253 this Saturday on Fight Island, discussed Chimaev in a recent interview with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. Adesanya, however, isn’t impressed with what he’s seen from the undefeated prospect. 

“I don’t even know the guy, I haven’t seen his fights yet,” Adesanya said via MMA Mania. “I saw the presser and he was just talking s**t. He was just casting his net. Have you seen him fight? Rat lip? Meh …” 

“Tim said he fought low level competition,” Adesanya added. “So he thinks I’m an easy fight … that’s interesting. I mean, everyone does this when they’re coming up, casting the net wide. Yeah, keep casting.” 

Having said that Chimaev’s attitude with fighting as often as possible, it seems like it’s only a matter of time before he eventually crosses paths with Adesanya inside or outside the octagon. 

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