Sean Strickland had a fairly sturdy message for Khamzat Chimaev after the Chechen’s dominant exhibiting at UFC 308.
Borz’ returned to the Octagon on Saturday evening and, a lot to the shock of everybody, made comparatively fast work of Robert Whittaker of their high-stakes co-main occasion. Chimaev submitted Whittaker simply previous the three-and-a-half minute mark of the opening spherical by way of a neck crank that left ‘The Reaper’ with a dislocated jaw and a few damaged enamel.
Chimaev’s eighth-straight win contained in the Octagon and 14th total had many pundits, together with longtime play-by-play man Jon Anik, questioning if ‘Borz’ could have unseated Sean Strickland as the following man in line to face reigning middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis.
There’s actually an argument to be made, however Strickland certain isn’t interested by listening to it. Following UFC 308, ‘Tarzan’ took to social and made it clear that no person could be slicing in line, together with Chimaev.
“Perceive one factor…. I’m subsequent in line….. Its been mentioned, its been written… January/February me and@dricusduplessis are scrapping,” Strickland wrote on X. “Return to Chechnya and wait a number of months….. wait.. sorry UAE… you’re not allowed in Chechnya…However hey crypto scams when you wait.”
Might Khamzat Chimaev Takes a title alternative at welterweight as an alternative of middleweight?
After arising brief on two of the three judges’ scorecards in his middleweight title conflict in opposition to ‘DDP’ in January, Strickland has been chomping on the bit to get one other crack on the South African. By all accounts, he earned his shot with a win over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 over the summer time.
Nevertheless, the UFC could decide to strike whereas the iron is scorching and provides Khamzat Chimaev his long-awaited title alternative. Or maybe the promotion will try and satiate ‘Borz’ with a shot on the welterweight title, as soon as Belal Muhammad settles some enterprise with unbeaten finisher Shavkat Rakhmonov.
Did Chimaev do sufficient to take the spot Strickland has already been promised?
