After simply operating via Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 on Saturday, Khamzat Chimaev is on monitor for a title shot very quickly. However quickly isn’t quick sufficient for the Chechen, who instructed UFC president Dana White as a lot following his newest victory.
“Dana, what’s unsuitable with UFC, man?” he yelled in his post-fight octagon interview with Daniel Cormier. “Give me the belt.”
Chimaev did admit he’s keen to attend in a later interview, however he has a case to be subsequent in line. The 30-year-old Russian fighter is undefeated (14-0) and he ought to leap fairly a bit within the UFC rankings. Whereas Chimaev entered the battle because the No. 13 contender, he literally broke the No. 3 contender, Whittaker, with a dominant first-round submission.
What’s extra, some specialists — together with present middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis’ coach — view Whittaker because the rightful subsequent title challenger. Nevertheless, White has already indicated that Sean Strickland would be the subsequent man to step into the octagon with Du Plessis.
And Strickland didn’t take kindly to Chimaev’s try to chop in line. He put Chimaev in his place with an X submit that additionally referenced the Chechen’s journey points and recent crypto currency controversy.
