The Beast Incarnate has been with the WWE Universe for two decades off and on. Lesnar was a freestyle wrestler before he joined the WWE. It’s not a secret that he wasn’t a big fan of pro wrestling initially, joining the UFC in 2008 after leaving WWE.
But, it looks like The Beast made more enemies in the UFC than allies. Recently, 28-year-old UFC star Khamzat Chimaev challenged Brock Lesnar. Even though Lesnar announced his retirement from MMA a long time ago, it seems his reputation has still got some takers.
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Khamzat Chimaev is a rising MMA fighter with an undefeated streak of 12 wins in UFC. Last year, Chimaev fought with Li Jingliang. Jingliang was supposed to give the undefeated champ a tough fight, but he lost to Chimaev in submission.
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During his fight, Chimaev grabbed Jingliang, took him in front of Dana White, sitting outside the Octagon, and shouted something. After the fight, Chimaev told in the interview, “I said to Dana, ‘I am the king here. I am here for a long time and I am going to kill everybody’ I wanted to talk to Dana White. I come here for everybody, I am the champ, I am the king here,”
Dana White affirmed that the undefeated champion wants to fight Brock Lesnar
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In the post-match press conference, Dana White stated that Chimaev wants to fight Brock Lesnar. Dana White explained what Chimaev said during his fight. “He was yelling crazy s*** at me the whole fight. I don’t know why, but he was basically just saying, ‘I’m going to fight everybody. I’ll fight Brock Lesnar. I don’t care who it is.’ You know, he was just yelling stuff like that.” said White.
Chimaev is not your average Joe MMA fighter. The Swedish MMA fighter is making the news in the world of UFC as he continued his winning streak. Recently, Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kevin Holland in 1st Round via submission. The young fighter is now leading with a score of 12-0 and his warnings shouldn’t be taken lightly.
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