JAKARTA - We definitely agree that the duel of Khamzat Chimaev vs Kamaru Usman will be an extraordinary battle. However, there were many things that needed to happen before this duel could take place. What's that?
Defending welterweight champion Usman is slated to take on Leon Edwards later this year and Chimaev has just moved up to third in the division.
UFC president Dana White previously revealed that Chimaev's next possible opponent would be Colby Covington. If that happened, Chimaev would have to recover from the terrible fight he had with Gilbert Burns.
Despite winning, Chimaev finally realized that this division was not as easy as he thought. However, getting the direct attention of the champion was a huge step for the Chechen-born fighter.
In an interview with TMZ, Usman recognized Chimaev's win and gave some advice about the hype: "You get a kid like this who comes and has all this hype, and everyone talks about it. It's good. It's good for sport. It's good for people like it. me. This is great. Khamzat came in, he really showed - he did a great job Props to the kid. He did a great job with what was served.
"I didn't take anything from him. I think this hype is the media's fault. The media build you up, and then they knock you down when you don't. happen. Don't get caught up in it because not every day is your day. At some point, someone will walk in, and it will be their day."
Chimaev may not be ready to fight Usman yet. But his performance against Covington will tell us how much he can improve from one fight to the next. If we want Chimaev to fight Usman in the future, neither of them should lose from now until they face each other.
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