“He’s gone that fast as McGregor and Rousey”- Dana White doubles down the claims of Khamzat Chimaev being the next big thing after UFC 273
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Dana White on Khamzat Chimaev
Dana White is impressed by Khamzat! The number 11th ranked UFC Welterweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev secured the biggest win of his MMA career by defeating the former title contender and 2nd ranked Welterweight contender, Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.
This win will provide a huge leap for Chimaev in the rankings and put him right in the title contention. With this win ‘The Borz’ extended his undefeated streak to 11-0 and the UFC president Dana White can’t stop himself from praising this surging superstar. Right from the start of his UFC career, Khamzat has been Dana’s favorite. The president thinks he is going to replicate the success of some of the biggest names in the sport such as Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey.
Talking about the same in the post-fight press conference of UFC 273, Dana White says, “Yeah, he’s gone that fast as McGregor and Rousey, Fight Island, remember that? He said, ‘I wanna fight again next week.’ I said, ‘OK, let’s do it.’ And ever since then, he’s been like a rocket ship. I think he’s got three and a half million followers on Instagram. You saw what happened tonight.”
“Think about this, when’s the last time you saw a guy come out of nowhere? Nobody knows who he is, comes out of nowhere, then fights a couple of fights then fights the number two ranked guy in the world. And wins. When you get into the top five in the UFC, no joke, man. And especially in that division. That division is straight killers. Tonight was a big test for him and he passed it,” Dana concluded.
“He just beat the number two welterweight in the world”- Dana White shares a message for people who still doubts Khamzat Chimaev
Before his fight against Gilbert Burns, ‘The Borz’ ended all his opponents in his previous 10 fights. But this was his first fight that went through the distance and Burns roughed him real bad in the second round of the fight.
This gave the doubters a chance to talk about him again. But Dana White has a strong message for them. He added, “He’s human. Any as*hole that isn’t impressed doesn’t think the kid’s human. He’s a human being, and he just beat the number two welterweight in the world in the UFC with a couple of fights in the UFC.”
“If you don’t think he’s the real deal, you’re out of your mind,” Dana mentioned a fight against Colby Covington for Khamzat, and now he sees this fight more possible than ever.
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