Joe Rogan thinks Khamzat Chimaev ought to get the subsequent shot at middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis.
After a year-long layoff attributable to sickness, journey restrictions, and no matter else is happening behind the scenes, ‘Borz’ returned to the Octagon at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi for a high-stakes co-main occasion conflict with former 185-pound titleholder Robert Whittaker. And whereas Chimaev was listed as a favourite to return out on high, what occurred was one thing no person anticipated to see.
Chimaev shot in for a takedown inside sends, placing Whittaker on the mat and ultimately making ‘The Reaper’ faucet out by way of a vicious neck crank within the opening spherical. Initially, it appeared as if Chimaev had dislocated his jaw.
That turned out to not be the case, however Whittaker did endure a somewhat nasty damage, later revealing that a number of tooth in his mouth had been pushed in by the pressure Chimaev generated.
Khamzat Chimaev is ‘The Man’
Reacting to Chimaev’s dominant efficiency throughout his JRE Struggle Companion, the longtime UFC shade commentator recommended that ‘Borz’ ought to be subsequent in line for a title shot.
”That man’s [Chimaev] a scary a** motherf*cker. That grappling is subsequent stage. He’s a beast… As soon as he will get a maintain of you, it’s so harmful…You give him the title shot. Holy sh*t. He will get a title shot, I believe. Not simply [beating Whittaker in the first round], however ran by way of him.
“He didn’t get touched. He ran by way of him and strangled him within the first spherical. He could be the man…Take into consideration this at [185 pounds]. So this man was killing himself to get to 170. At 185, he’s the f*cking man.”
Sadly, the subsequent shot at Du Plessis has already been promised to ex-champion Sean Strickland following his win over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 in June, and ‘Tarzan’ isn’t about to let anybody step in entrance of him.
In fact, no person can be shocked if the promotion determined to strike whereas the iron is sizzling and hand Chimaev his first UFC title alternative as an alternative of a rematch between Strickland and ‘DDP.’ It definitely wouldn’t be the primary time the UFC has handed up the subsequent man in line for one thing a bit of extra thrilling. Simply ask Magomed Ankalev.
