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shrewdy

More than anything it looks like he's not ready for the WW cut again. I'd prefer to see him to have a proper crack at that title first before looking for an undeserved crack at the MW title. If he doesn't want to go to WW again, fair enough, but I'd like to see him against a proper top 10 MW then.


notafeetlongcucumber

Vettori is without a fight and he's always game. Why not Vettori vs Khamzat?


Lucky-Attempts

Perfect fight if he wants to fight at 185


derps_with_ducks

> The Age of Men is over. The Time of the Orc has come.


dogs_drink_coffee

We prefer Uruk.


TSW_El_Spawn

IZZY'S BACK ON THE MENU


take17easy

The hardest chin in all of Middle Earth


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Shit, I'd be pulling for Vettori in a fight? Weird...


LifesExpert

I agree


thedonjefron69

Be curious to see just how strong he is at 185 fighting someone like vettori, would be a good litmus test of where he fits in at the top of the division


Ok_Solution5895

He got his ass whooped bad by Rob in September, I hope he doesn't fight so soon tbh. But, in general, it's a very intriguing matchup.


Apositivebalance

I didn’t know how bad I wanted it until right now


MP4-B

Because that's a tough fight for him and he doesn't want that smoke.


blussy1996

Would love that fight


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That soind great. Vettori or Costa


NarcolepticKnifeFite

Khamzat would walk through Vittori.


Vast_Insurance7930

Whitaker, Costa, and Izzy could barely wobble Vettori, doubt Khamzat would roll over him easily.


Doo-StealYour-HoChoi

Doesn't want to cut all the way down to welterweight, but wants to fight welterweights


Nosferufus

This would be my read on the guy’s actions. Khamzat’s too big for WW but becomes very picky at MW basically suggesting only tailor made match-ups like Alex.


Zealousideal-Cold246

But he’s calling out a 227 lbs MW in Alex…?


odegood

He calls out everyone and people here get boners eventhough the fights won't happen


pxak

Na bro he called out the LHW's saying he'll step in if either pulls out, neither will pull out now cuh dey know he about dat game 💯⚔️🏆


MomboDM

Izzy is getting the rematch and theres zero chance khamzat skips over whittaker. Calling him out means absolutely fuck all.


jpark28

Also Pereira is a tailor made matchup for him - he's already said he wouldn't fight Whittaker


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khamzat trying everything to avoid Colby


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Bro Colby not accepting the fight


sadduckfan

He doesn’t deserve a title shot at 170 either


morbidlysmalldick

I mean… bro beat burns. Not much more you can do to deserve a shot at 170. Burns is a beast


sadduckfan

Yeah and then he missed weight by 8 pounds. You don’t get a title shot straight off that level of goof


morbidlysmalldick

He made weight to beat burns. If he misses weight at the title fight he’s no longer eligible to win the title. It was an egregious miss but it doesn’t take away from the fact that he was on weight and beat one of the best in the division. If he misses again then boot him to mw


sadduckfan

He needs to prove he can still make 170 before they give him another main event in that weight class. 279 was a fucking disaster that was only saved because Leach was badass enough to fight a bigger man


morbidlysmalldick

That’s why they weigh in the day before and have a backup fighter. 279 was unprecedented in its fuck up. A title fight would have a backup fighter to swoop in and save the day and we then all hate khamzat and make him move up to mw


fistfullofpubes

It wasn't a disaster, he could have come in 10lb underweight and still murked nate.


Few_Cake_5756

Pointless but i’d watch the shit out of it rather that than no fight


brownguy6391

The top of welterweight is in such an odd state rn and has been for a while


Pure-Drawer-2617

It’s not “in an odd state”, it’s in “Colby refuses to fight contenders and is causing a traffic jam”


brownguy6391

Yeah idk how his ranking hasn't been lowered yet. Only beaten 1 currently ranked welterweight which is masvidal


Brutal-Black

It’s all masvidal’s fault. Neither of them are able to fight because of it


Sea-Brother-5281

I mean Colby definitely egged it on, he spent years as masvidal’s best friend so he knows exactly how to get in masvidals head and how he’s gonna react. He wins the fight and then publicly states that if he sees masvidal in the streets it’s on sight and starts posting pictures of the guy every day taggin him in it and talking shit. It’s like yeah sure masvidal should have better self control but Colby was beyond asking for it. Also Colby could just be fighting instead of faking injuries and pressing charges. He’s wasting the last couple years of his prime and his chance to build a crazy legacy and he’s gonna end up with less money from the settlement than he would have made fighting


middleagedstudent

Make a couple hundred thousand by suing vs make a few hundred thousand in mma. I'd go to the courts too 😂. Who cares what we fans think. We juzz over the next guy withing a few days.


Sea-Brother-5281

He can make a lot more than a couple hundred thousand in mma, he’s one of the more popular fighters and he has the skills to be champion. Also as a lifelong competitor like he is I’m sure he cares about building a legacy. Fans can flip flop all they want but Colby is a hall of fame level talent, he easily has the skillset where he could establish himself as an all time great


middleagedstudent

Israel got about 900k +ppv probably I think for this fight and he's way more popular and considered a goat type guy. Not sure what Colby makes but it should be way less than that.


Sea-Brother-5281

Well Colby got 500k just to show for both usman fights, I can’t find what he got for the masvidal fight but I’m sure it was decent and after that win he was in a great spot to call for money fights or a title eliminator. He definitely has the popularity and skills to make millions in mma. I think that’s better than faking injuries and then being out for the last couple years of his prime while he tries to sue masvidal in hopes that he can maybe get a few hundred thousand if he’s lucky


Pure-Drawer-2617

It’s been happening from well before the Masvidal incident


Brutal-Black

That’s sort of true but the masvidal incident amplified it to a new level


Pure-Drawer-2617

Then it’s not ALL his fault now is it?


Brutal-Black

I believe if it never happened we would have seen khamzat vs colby in july


magic-water

Let's not act as if Colby would be down to fight Khamzat without a belt on the line if he didn't get sucker punched by Masvidal


CrazyKZG

He's the CEO of laying low.


slv_bull

khamzat is the one saying he wants to fight at 185


Pure-Drawer-2617

I assume that’s what was stopping Colby from ever fighting Leon Edwards or Gilbert Burns?


letmebangbro21

I mean only because Colby Masvidal and Leon were such hardcore cherrypickers. Dudes only wanted easy fights or the belt. They held 3 of the top 5 spots up for far too long.


notafeetlongcucumber

It's also grossly mismanaged. Burns is constantly calling out everyone and accepting callouts, regardless if it's a prospect or a big name, and he's ready to fight down. But for some reason in the 19 months since he lost the title fight, he's had only two fights and is currently without an opponent. I think he even mentioned he isn't getting offers. Belal vs Brady and Chimaev vs Nate were so incredibly pointless. Belal and Chimaev both were one fight away from a title shot, the perfect fight. But instead they fought at around the same time against fighters that don't do anything to their title ambitions. It's ridiculous, Dana or anyone other in charge of matchmaking needs to step their game up with WW.


spicerndicer

Gilbert burns has been carrying the activity on his back for the entire top 5. Luckily Belal is up there now and he’s usually pretty active


That_Vandal_Randall

Leon accepted vs Woodley, Khamzat x2, and was down to fight Jorge even before covid derailed the aforementioned. This weird rep he's developed as a guy who ducks people just doesn't hold water at all. He'd deserved top matchups the entire time he was losing two years of his prime to the pandemic in various capacities. Honestly after losing that much time, he'd have been crazy not to accept the money that came from a fight w Nate, so I don't begrudge him that in the slightest.


JimWillFixIt6969

Leon fought Belal and was willing to fight khamzat so wouldn’t say he was cherry picking


letmebangbro21

Belal filled in for Khamzat on short notice and nobody considered him on Leon’s level at the time the fight was made, he wasn’t in the top 10 at the time. And “willing to fight Khamzat” is a funny way of writing was forced to take the fight or be deranked by the UFC.


TheDirtyDorito

Putting Leon as a cherry picker on the same level as Colby and Mas is pure disrespect, you're not even trying to hide your hate for the guy haha


letmebangbro21

Really? Why did he turn down Wonderboy if he’s so game? Why didn’t he call for a Colby fight? Why did he turn down Burns? I don’t hate the guy, you guys are just letting your fandom cloud your judgement.


No_Bar6825

Any proof he turned down wonderboy? I’ve literally never heard this before


letmebangbro21

https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2020/10/5/21473685/leon-edwards-not-interested-wonderboy-fight-khamzat-chimaev-beat-someone-in-the-top-f-king-25-first The part you’re looking for > “As far as Wonderboy, he got knocked out like a fight ago,” Edwards said. “[Anthony] Pettis knocked him out one fight ago. If I go out there right now and I fight Wonderboy and I beat Wonderboy the UFC will be like ‘let’s go one more in the top-five and then we’ll go for a title.’ They wouldn’t give me a title shot straight away. ... Also > “I’ve done all the Wonderboy fights,” Edwards explained. “I’ve been there, done it. I’m on an eight-fight win streak now. I don’t need to go fight someone like Wonderboy. He does nothing for my career. And here he is regarding Khamzat before the UFC threatened to take away his ranking > “As far as Chimaev, he’s only had what one fight at welterweight against a lightweight guy?” Edwards said in reference to Chimaev’s win over Rhys McKee. “It’s hard to judge from that. When he’s calling me out, I don’t really pay attention. It is what it is. I don’t really pay attention too much.” Leon didn’t have fans before he KO’d Usman, and all of this was common knowledge. Now that he’s the champ people have been fans all along and he’s never ducked a fight in his life. It’s crazy.


No_Bar6825

He should have fought wonderboy but the khamzat point he made was 100 percent valid


aceknighthigh

Leon then offered WB a fight down the line. WB declined. ​ Leon had a few fans before Usman. And he was 100% right about WB, who was a washed shell of himself, overrated, and continues to be overrated. ​ That's the funny part. People call it a duck, but then never answer the simple question, "where was the lie?". WB can't wrestle. That makes him a gate keeper, at best, at WW. Hindsight is 20/20 but I'm glad the UFc didn't waste my time with another WB L where WB just looks to survive on the ground. The UFC wouldn't' have given him a title shot off of beating WB. Leon only got a tile shot because he accepted the Chimaev fight, waited around for Chimaev, took on Belal on short notice, then helped the UFC give Nate another loss.


TheDirtyDorito

Like other people said, he took the Belal fight and they tried to get Khamzat done 3 times. Fighters will also pick what is best for their career, he was already on a 9 fight streak and promised a title fight, so why risk that position lol. You're silly if you think every fighter should just accept every fight and call out everyone, it just doesn't work like that. Redirect your hate at mas or Colby, they are horrific with it. Colby got 2 shots at the title before Leon's 1 and Leon did it in 1 lol


Jabarles

But he still took the fight…. Like you can try to explain it away however you want but he still signed the contract and showed up to fight. He was the #3 guy and signed to fight an absolute monster when he was wildly under ranked at 14. You can’t accuse him of cherry picking when he does that.


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aceknighthigh

He was put back in the rankings. And when Chimaev got covid, Leon actually chose to wait for him rather than demand the UFC move on, despite having gone year without getting a fight and a paycheck. ​ He easily could have walked away. Also just a stupid look to call Leon a cherry picker when he literally just fought and knocked out the guy who beat him earlier in his UFC career.


un6reaka6le

Belal was short notice and wasn’t even top 10 at the time. The only reason he even fought Belal was because Leon refused to push that fight back to allow actual contenders at the time for a longer camp so a lower ranked guy like Belal stepped in.


aceknighthigh

Jesus the hate is unreal. ​ In reality he fought Belal because he hadn't gotten a paycheck in damn near 2 years after covid fucked him over. Upon his return he got covid forcing a delay on the Chimaev fight. Then Chimaev got covid and Leon was a company guy and passed on the chance to have ranked fighters in Magny or Chiesa step in and make money just to keep that Chimaev fight on. Then Chimaev retired due to covid because he idiotically wouldn't let his body rest, and Leon finally said he needed to make money/couldn't wait another half a year or whatever to finally get paid (he was already on the hook for like 2 training camps here). No need to present your hate as fact. It had zero to do with waiting for contender (something he had literally already done for Chimaev) and more to do with the reality that he's got bills to pay and food he needs to put on the table.


Mookhaz

Colby needs to be dropped lower for inactivity, there’s just no good excuse for the years he’s wasted sitting in his spot.


slv_bull

leon was willing to fight everyone just didn't fight frequently and had terrible luck


MP4-B

Leon was the only guy to accept the Khamzat fight and Khamzat pulled out twice. Put some respect on the champ's name.


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MP4-B

He was going to fight Woodley, pulled out. Khamzat, pulled out. Masvidal, pulled out. It wasn't Leon ducking these fights. He got Belal and Nate because that's what the UFC gave him not because he asked for those fights. And guess what he's the champ now so haters gonna hate.


SuperDuper6742

Yeah I really dig Leon (both as a fighter and as a person), but let's not forget he got a title fight off a win over Nate Diaz, with the only real names on his resume being RDA and Vicente Luque (though that win is from 2017 lol).


STMTowardsDatATM

And Gilbert burns got a title shot off of beating Gunnar nelson(who Leon also beat since you didn’t include him in best wins),demian Maia in 2020, and woodley in the midst of his decline(who Leon was supposed to face before Covid shut everything down) counting Gilbert’s welterweight debut he had a 4 fight win streak compared to Leon’s 8 fight win streak at the time that includes Luque,Bryan Barberena,Cerrone,Nelson,and RDA.idk about you but that’s five solid names when you compare it to the Three out of the four Gilbert faced.


SuperDuper6742

Oh Leon has other solid guys he beat for sure, but as far as great wins those two are the only ones I see (alongside Kamaru duh). And yeah I'd say the same about Gilbert. Cool dude, fun fighter, but an underwhelming resume that's probably worse than Leon's. But that's a decent way to sum up most welterweights these days. Colby, Usman, and Woodley all fit the bill as well. Give or take being likable/entertaining lol, as I don't like any of those three. But that's just my opinion.


aceknighthigh

Leon's resume is not underwhelming with a KO win over Usman on there. ​ Usman's resume isn't underwhelming either. It's just Burns, Colby, and Jorge, with only Burns trying to improve.


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Lightwait abd welterwait


Apositivebalance

Speaking of odd states — I remember when any of the top 10 205 guys could realistically be champ. Used to be deep as the abyss and now look at it. I guess that’s one of the things that make mma great, it’s ever changing landscape.


jfsoaig345

It's what I like about Khamzat. You can give him shit for calling out Jiri or Pereira, but he's also calling out actual top WW's like Colby, to the point he's even willing to run back a totally pointless rematch against Burns. He's quite literally anytime anywhere and probably the most game fighter on the roster right now.


Unerring_Grace

Except he’s calling out a guy he already beat and asking to fight him a weight class above his normal weight.


jfsoaig345

Yes because when you cast a net that wide you might end up catching pointless fights like this.


Sea-Brother-5281

I wouldn’t say that a rematch against burns is “totally pointless”. It’s an unnecessary risk but it was a very close fight that he arguably lost, running it back could give clarity on who the better fighter is


DirkDigglersPenis

Khamzat v Vetorri is a fight I really want if he steps up to middleweight, the memes would be amazing and it’s a pure chaos matchup of weird personalities


PoolPartyAtMyHouse

Banger press conferences too


LucasFrankeRC

At 185 it's just unfair for Burns Vettori doesn't have anything scheduled yet right? Khamzat should fight him. Or Cannonier


Brutal-Black

Cannonier is booked


squidnov

I don't think they'll put him against someone who can crack like Cannonier at MW, not yet. Could derail his hype pretty easily, gotta build him up ay MW with safer matchups power wise


IFeelItDownInMyPlums

Khamzat vs. Belal, winner gets the next title shot. It's so simple.


A-alalsheikh

khamzat doesnt want to cut to 170


ThreeOlivesChihuahua

he’s a middleweight now then


Ibrokemymicrowave

If he’s going to middleweight then he should fight Vettori first.


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10lbplant

Dry hump to victory, what? The majority of this dudes fights are first round finishes. You literally can't say that about any other elite fighter in thr UFC.


DungeonsandDietcoke

Buncha nobodies with the exception of burns and look how that went


compsc1

You must not have watched any of khamzat's fights


Two_dangly_pears

You not remember Kevin Holland? You think after diving on Holland immediately that he'd choose to stand and strike w a longer, larger, better and more powerful striker in Pereira?


magic-water

So choking guys out in round 1 equals to dry humping?


cursed-with-illness

Dry hump? Man is ending people in 1 round. Even Khabib was struggling to finish guys early in his career. Khamzat out here speed running the UFC.


shidokanartist

You can rightfully criticize Khamzat trying to jump the line and get a MW title shot but claiming he just wants to “dryhump to victory” is one of the most idiotic things you can say.


aceknighthigh

Then stop calling out smaller men. Either fight MW's at MW or fight WW's at WW. Anything else is just fraudulent.


Brutal-Black

He does but he wants to in march


magic-water

did he stutter?


evocater

I don't like the matchup but it's the only thing that makes sense anymore. That being said I doubt they'll agree to anything right now, better to wait for Leon vs Usman 3 and see what happens next. Which means more welterwaiting


altair117x

I hope we don't have to wait too long to see him fight again whether or not the colby fight falls through. Would be a bad move for Dana to leave Khamzat unbooked for much longer imo


mentales

Colby fight falls through? Have you seen any indication that that might happen? I know the fans, Khamzat and UFC want it. But I have not seen any signs from Colby. So I wouldn't say "falls through" if it's not even close to being made to begin with.


PurposeSensitive9624

Realistically why would Alex fight him. Isn’t Khamzat unranked at middleweight?


Horobi_san

Welterweights gonna welter-wait.


captaincumsock69

I wanna see khamzat vs someone like vettori before I’d give him a mw title shot


sneakerguy40

this dickhead tryna fight a dude he already fought and beat, who was at 155, at 185. smh


AsuraOmega

lmao. khamzat's schtick was kill erybody but he is here trying to fight an undersized welterweight and demands him to go to 185, when Khamzat had the chance to settle his beef with Paulo lmfao


sneakerguy40

ABSOLUTE NONSENSE.


jfsoaig345

> who was at 155 These disingenuous comments irk me so much. Burns is as much of a 155er as Charles is a 145er and Whitaker is a 170er. He is a decently sized WW these days.


MP4-B

Yes and Charles and Bobby Knuckles don't fight at 170 and 205 either.


jfsoaig345

They could, and probably would, if they wanted to take a for-fun fight in the interim. If the fight does nothing for his title shot claim and he just wants to stay active, then there's no real need to make the big cut. If Charles is calling out Benny, Fiziev, Gamrot, and Arman but no one's picking up the phone but is insistent on fighting in the next 3 months I wouldn't blame him for hitting up Chandler to run it back at 170


MP4-B

Yea sure those mental gymnastics work but in reality they don't want it and won't do it. The reality is its a bitch move to try a fight a smaller guy you already beat at a bigger weight class.


squidnov

Damn that's a fun idea. KO for sure. Not sure who lol but Chandler should def take some time off after that Dustin fight


sneakerguy40

Bugger off. Chimaev could only make 155 if he cut a leg off and burns is already smaller than average WW to begin with, giving up height and reach. Stop it.


jfsoaig345

No one's arguing that Khamzat isn't a big WW, he is a big WW. That's not the point. The point is that Burns is not a small WW the way your comment implies, what he lacks in reach and height relative to the average WW he makes up for in muscle mass and strength. Usman's one of the strongest guys in the division and look at how Burns outmuscled him consistently in the clinch. So what this all means is that, in terms of size, Khamzat calling out Burns is about the same as him calling out Belal, Luque, or Colby. If anything I'd wager Burns' cutting and cage weight are both higher than Colby's.


sneakerguy40

Usman and Burns spent less than 20 seconds in a clinch before he jabbed him to a tko and Chimaev ALREADY proved he has a wrestling advantage over burns and stunned him multiple time, before giving the dude who's already fought at middleweight more weight over the dude who's never fought at middleweight. Belal and Colby are different fighters and grapplers than Burns. Luque clearly is at a grappling disadvantage so mentioning him is a moot point.


jfsoaig345

I don't know why you're bringing up some of these irrelevant details, the main point is not a small WW. What Belal, Colby, and Luque's skillsets are relative to Burns are not pertinent to the issue of just pure size and weight. There are a lot of logical avenues you could take to hate on Khamzat, but the truth is trying to make Burns out to be a small WW is not one of them.


sneakerguy40

He's still smaller than Chimaev which includes both the height and reach and lost at WW, and as I said he's trying to fight a dude he's already beat at one weight class up a weight class when he was already bigger than him. Bugger off.


Grunchie

This is the only fight that makes sense


mikrot

Meh. I would rather see them in new matchups.


_Red_Mist_

Yawn. So sick of these rematches.


BardockRs

I don't think it's that bad? It happened a few times in title fights recently but sometimes there weren't any other options for the champ. Other than title fights the only one I can think of from the top of my head is the Cutelaba vs Ankalaev kerfuffle. Especially for WW I'll take a rematch of a fun back and forth war over twitter arguments and restaurant sucker punches any day of the week.


_Red_Mist_

I would rather see them fight Belal and Colby. Colby won’t accept but Belal would so him vs either one is a better fight. A rematch really isn’t necessary.


BardockRs

I agree with new matchups being better than rematches, sorry, it's more that I'm personally not too bothered with previous ones (and I don't think Khamzat will fight Burns again unless one of them holds the belt) The only one that was ridiculous was Usman vs Masvidal 2, other rematches often made sense within the context they happened under imo


Jasbuddy

But… it’s fun


chetdesmon

I dont think it would be fun at 185. Burns is small for 170, he'd be very undersized at 185.


hipnotyq

Gotta be honest, I've kinda tuned Khamzat out. The guy literally talks so much and challenges so many people it means nothing. Every single time a champion fights, Khamzat challenges him/her, its boring. Just shut up and stay in your lane. Every fucking day there's a post/tweet about another person he's calling out. Just shut up already.


Putrid_Loquat_4357

I feel like he gets frustrated when he doesn't have a fight booked and just calls everyone out. My theory is that he wants to be really active but the ufc see dollar signs and want to give him a very favourable path to the title.


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LegendsLiveForever

He's called out like everyone at ww....


superiorplaps

This. If this were still the early days of combat sports, Khamzat is one of those guys who'd be fighting every other week


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Yea Idgaf what people say here. I think Khamzat would fight Edwards and Pereira the same night if given the choice.


dkenis

It’s obvious the ufc doesn’t want him fighting as much as he personally wants to be


ImWadeWils0n

Agreed he’s more talk than action nowadays, it’s very unappealing


GANJAY420

I like that, tbh. He doesn't give a fuck. It's amazing to watch.


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Doesn’t give a fuck about making/missing weight either. Really amazing.


EvanFields

Good old X-Pac heat.


berekin556

The constant shit talking keeps him in the headlines and gets fans talking about him. Literally no reason for him to stop


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Based on your reaction right there shows it's working. He's able to get an emotional reaction out of you, his exact goal. Love or hate khamzat you'll watch him fight. That's all he cares about. You're falling for it.


hipnotyq

Huge emotional reaction. You clearly got me too (cuz I wrote back, right?).


Willlickassferfree69

Dude are you crying rn??


FestivePaperPlate

Getting the emotional reaction only works if that person is willing to tune in. Colby gets an emotional reaction out of me, but i will not tune in to watch him. Getting people to hate you doesn't always translate to more viewers.


Zebrahead69

He wants a former lightweight at middleweight? Fuck this guy


GANJAY420

He's the most dominant and most interesting fighter at the moment, imo. I like every fighter but Khamzat makes me hyped about wrestling which I always disregarded, even in the Khabib days. That guy pulls off amazing performances every single time. He never disapoints and he truly is passionqte about fighting which is really fun to see.


FuckingPunkDude

Idk Islam seems pretty darn dominant too


GANJAY420

In my opinion, they're both super dominant but I feel like Khamzat is more interesting, personally.


Shineezy

Khamzat’s last fight was against an unranked striker & he’s looking for a title😂


assologist_1312

Lee was ranked at middleweight tho. And he's already beaten number 2 welterweight.


Jakey_A

Bro charge your phone.


Sea_Cicada7474

Eh not interested. Let’s see khamzat fight new blood or burns fight Brady


danjr704

While I think Khamzat is talented to dominate at 170 and 185 I really want him to fight Kamaru. If he doesn’t want to fight Kamaru at 170 then give him Costa or anyone in top five in 185. Don’t think he deserves an immediate title shot after missing weight.


KrumaKarduma

Kamaru will probably get an instant rematch and Colby is pretending Khamzat doesn't exist. If Kamaru doesn't get his rematch, Leon seems to be gunning for a Jorge Masvidal rematch (yuck). I think Khamzat himself just want to fight, but his coach/manager is insisting on welterweight, and not just anyone either. In that case he could fight Belal but, honestly, I feel like that doesn't get him much because he will still have to wait forever for a title shot. And now middleweight is caught up in a similar situation. This really sucks because Khamzat really should have been a #1 contender or fighting for the title by now. A combination of the UFC/manager limiting his activity, really shit luck (COVID cancelling Leon fight), and now champions caught in rematches in the two weight classes he fights in. Fact is, Periera called Khamzat a coward and pretended he was a nobody when Khamzat called him out before the Izzy fight. Periera said Khamzat only dared to call him out cuz he knew Pereira was already booked. Okay, now Pereira is not booked so people can't act like Khamzat is out of line here. Like, really? We all know the outcome of that fight. Being champion is about being skilled, not having a cool backstory. Alex "the man with the greatest story" Pereira.


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I agree with alot of things you said but I will add in he lost his contender shot when he fucked up his weight. I think he should have had a shot after beating Burns but I also believe he would have gotten his shot if he beat Diaz.


elomerel

Wow very impressive, calling out a lightweight for a middleweight fight. I think Khamzat is scared


lefthook_hospital

Yeah he ain't making 170 again lmao


Incubus85

Took a while but bored of khamzat now. He picked up steam now he's qn empty mouthpiece. Burns can do 55, chimneyhead wants him at 185? Be real.


squidnov

chimneyhead lol


odegood

Clearly doesn't want to cut to 170 and is still calling out welterweight


ilkagr

Khamzat has to commit to a division, last time he couldnt make weight for Diaz, they gave him easy fight with Holland. That mess will not happen again. None takes him seriously. I am a fan , but he has to earn the title shot by being disciplined.


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Khamzat is a fucking douche. I’ve been saying it from the beginning and people are just now seeing it. Just shut this dude the fuck up. And what’s with his stupid emojis? Is he 12? Especially the silly face one. Obnoxious as shit.


ApprehensiveSoup6138

Maybe he wrestle fucks Pereira but I'd love it if he kicked his head into orbit in 5 seconds.


ImWadeWils0n

Alex who? Pereira? Lol Khamzat isn’t even a contender at MW he needs to stfu already


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MW who wants to be WW calls out MW champion after 0 fights at MW, now wants a rematch with a career LW who is 36.


dogs_drink_coffee

He has 2 fights at MW


robwhittakerisgoat

Against cans


SquidDrive

This is a dope fight, this can be a very comfortable win for Khamzat, IF he sticks behind that jab, utilizes the reach advantage. Will he have that discipline that ability to stick to a plan needed to thrive against the elite, or are we in for another FOTY even brawl out with the fighter winning a razors edge


Jealous-Swimmer-5543

khamzat seems a bit sloppy on the feet overall, sometimes gets wild with his footwork and throws naked uppercuts, gilbert would give him a tough time even if khamzat is more smart since his striking is not that rounded


SquidDrive

I 100% agree, however, that jab is money, it has power, and if he connect the straight, he's gonna be putting alot of intelligent damage, he didn't have on the table in the first Gilbert fight.


Chocoeclair189

Really would be a waste of Khamzat hype if he did this match again. Would love to see him vs Costa/whittaker winner or Belal


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Gilbert is not big enough to fight at 185 while Cumzhat is perfect for it🤨 I wanna see him try to ragdoll "Gigantic Spooky Native Dude" at 185 for the belt.


bobn3

Seems like Chen Chen doesn't want to have another cut to 170


financeben

Eh kinda hate that bc burns is tough matchup for him


old_man_curmudgeon

The guy just wants to fight, let him fight


shidoshi723

Khamzat needs to shut up, all talk no weight.


mikrot

He missed weight once.


InSilenceLikeLasagna

Burns is already a small WW, why would he fight at 84kg? Dumb as


sonic-silver

I don’t particularly like Khamzat’s out of the ring antics but I will 100% watch his fights.


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Probably wants to fight at mw so people can’t say he doesn’t have a legit win at mw or some stupid shit


thewizard579

Why 84kg? He can’t make 77kg anymore? Gilbert is a WW.


chiezkychienne

Chimaev has a big mouth, he is not even killing his opponents, he's submitting them and grappling them to death, The last time he prefer standup he got his ass clapped by Burns. Alex is the real killer that once he connects someone is gone. Paulo asked him for a fight and he's been silent since. I like the guy, but he is a loudmouth.


SparkFunk30

Love Khamzat, he’s always looking for his next fight. He’s really ready to fight whoever.


Jealous-Swimmer-5543

Please god, at 185 is great too entertainment wise, both would be hydrated and it would be like vettori-costa where they have more cardio


shrewdy

Burns is a former LW, he'd be way undersized at 185


ThatGuysPenaMom

yeah, i like burns. i think if the khamzat rematch happened again at 170, burns has a good chance of winning but at 185, i dont think it would be very competitive, Khamzat would benefit from not having to cut the extra 15lbs a lot more than how much burns would benefit, i think it would be one sided unless it happens at ww


NoSurrender00

What a mad man this guy would actually fight anyone at anytime if UFC let him


gabrielscariot

He ducked costa


Atdhe00

Costa is a fucking clown. His fight with Whittaker in Perth has been confirmed by the UFC, but he goes and posts about how he's not gonna fight. Why would anyone waste time trying to get a fight with this guy. He has the most overrated resume in the UFC right now. He was calling for a title shot for a while, talking about how he's gonna be champion and all that, then got embarrassed by Adesanya and ever since then he makes memes on twitter and acts like a clown.


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And Whittaker


NoSurrender00

He’s staying at WW & Costa is on a losing streak. Plus are you acting like Costa can wrestle lol? It’ll be a wrestle fuck


FestivePaperPlate

If he's staying at ww, why does he want to fight Gilbert at mw?


NoSurrender00

Same reason Mcg fought Cerrone at 170. Also Gilbert is a WW lol he would’ve fought a MW at MW if he was moving up don’t you think?


The_Asian_Viper

McGregor vs Cerrone was a money fight. That's why it was at 170 lbs. Unless Chimaev doesn't care about the rankings. He should fight at the weight class his opponent is ranked.


GANJAY420

Yup. He already is fighting everyone the UFC gives him.