“Usman Gotta Shut This Dude Up” – Going Against Dana White Proves Costly for Khamzat Chimaev as Fans Turn Against Undefeated Star

Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa beefed just for Costa to pull out. Yes, the reason he pulled out for was completely valid for any fighter. An elbow injury that had to be operated on rendered the fighter ineffective to compete. Most people, including Dana White, would agree that the injury needed to be taken care of. However, Chimaev on the other hand couldn’t stop pulling Costa’s leg.

In a recent press conference ahead of UFC 294, Chimaev held nothing back. The fighter called Costa a bunch of things and it didn’t look like he was sold on the whole injury idea.

Khamzat Chimaev on why Paulo Costa pulled out: “He s**t himself”

Chimaev is one of the UFC’s most aggressive fighters. That goes for him both inside and outside of the cage. His words are as sharp as his strikes and as strong as his wrestling. In a recent interview, Dana White was present and speaking about Paulo Costa. This is pretty much when Chimaev decided to intervene.

He called out Costa for not showing up to fight him and accused him of chickening out at the very last moment. He completely set aside all the talk about the injury and it didn’t look like he was going to give up with his taunts.

“The guy went home man,” Khamzat Chimaev told a reporter. “Sh*t himself . . . be honest bro he sh*t himself that’s why (he pulled out).” Chimaev interrupted White as he explained to the press that Costa really did have to pull out because of his serious injuries.

“It’s legit, listen, if it wasn’t legit I’d be the first one to say it,” said White who was standing right next to Chimaev and Alexander Volkanovski. Now, fans are all up in arms over Chimaev’s disgraceful comments against a helpless Costa. The comment section couldn’t help be be mad at ‘Borz’.

Fans rally against Chimaev but Kamaru Usman couldn’t stop him at UFC 294

UFC enthusiasts know that Paulo Costa’s injury is the only thing that stopped the fighter from taking on ‘Borz’. The fight was much hyped, but the injury is what really stopped it all. Fans were eagerly anticipating the showdown between Chimaev and Costa before the latter’s injury. Now, since even Dana White agrees, Chimaev going off and calling Costa out only hurt some fans.

“I’m glad Dana ain’t dissing Costa for something that was out of his control.”

“Say what you want that Costa injury was the real deal and nasty af”

Some fans were glad White was defending Costa’s side, others came in hot to troll Chimaev.

“Remember when Khamzat retired bc he got a lil sicky lolllllll”

“Khamzat almost retired from the common cold”

The fans were reminding Chimaev of his battles with the infamous COVID-19 virus when Chimaev “thought he was going to die.”

“Usman gonna shut this dude up”

“Please Usman humble this man”

Clearly, some fans want nothing more than to let Khamzat Chimaev lose this fight. His new opponent is the former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman.

“Dude fights once a year, almost gets beat by a 155 pounder and talks all that sh*t. Can’t wait for him to get owned”

Also Read: Dana White Turned Against the Idea of Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev Months Before Saving the UFC 294 Card With Ex-UFC Champ- “I’m Not Interested in It”

Usman and Chimaev will be going up in arms at UFC 294 and Usman is as ready as he could be. With even Costa’s fans in his corner, will ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ deliver? Only time will tell.

Recent Update: Chimaev’s unbeaten streak is still up for grabs. Even Usman couldn’t defeat the Dagestani, losing to a majority decision at UFC 294. The battle between the two was a close one, but Chimaev demonstrated his tenacity with several takedowns, solidifying his top control. In fact, he did it with a supposed fractured hand, as per sources. Now that’s really hardcore!

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