Khamzat Chimaev on Same Path as Conor McGregor & Ronda Rousey: ‘One of the Great Darlings of MMA Media Ever’

If there is a rising prospect to stardom in the UFC, it is Khamzat Chimaev. The man from Sweden is undefeated in the UFC. Moreover, his wins have always come in a dominant fashion and he never looked to lose a fight. His last win against Kevin Holland and Gilbert Burns has been convincing, though many felt Burns showed people Chimaev could be defeated. The Russian-born is often praised by UFC legends and fans for his displays. Recently, a UFC legend compared Chimaev to two UFC superstars. Furthermore, his journey is also compared to one of them.

Chael Sonnen believes that Khamzat Chimaev is ‘Darling of the Media’

Chael Sonnen revealed on his YouTube channel, “…This was the darling of the media like possibly we’ve never seen and if we were to run somebody back, they captivated as many headlines and as much attention. Was Chimaev able to do pre-pandemic and all the way up until recent.”

Furthermore, ‘The Bad Guy’ said, “You needed to go back to Ronda Rousey… and you might even have to go back to somewhere Conor McGregor is still very good I almost put Conor into a different category… He did such a good job with the media it’s almost not an equitable comparison. But, however those, chips fall that I just laid out, Chimaev was one of them. He was one of the great darlings of the MMA media ever.”

Adding to his points, Sonnen gave more of his opinion on Chimaev. He said, “Only had a couple of fights, did them back to back through different weight classes on short notice, finish everybody around. I mean like there was just enough to go off of. Not to mention a young up-and-comer at a weight class where it appeared they had a king that was going to sit till possibly the end of his career.”

Thus, Sonnen was of the opinion that Usman had a role to play in Chimaev’s rise. His fans eagerly wait for his next bout.

Chimaev looks for an opponent to prove his point

Khamzat Chimaev joined the UFC with an agenda to ‘smesh’ everybody. He is currently targeting the UFC welterweight and middleweight division. He is gunning for a shot at Alex Pereira’s middleweight title and also at Colby Covington.

It will be better to see ‘Borz’ fighting in an octagon than have him get into a controversy outside the octagon. He became a part of a controversy when he tweeted about Ramzan Kadyrov’s son.

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What do you think about ‘Borz’? Do you think he is the next big star of the UFC? Moreover, do you think he should be directly fighting for the middleweight title?

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