Sean Strickland, who likes to play the heel, most lately took fiery digs at UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. Whereas doing so, Strickland identified Chimaev’s inactivity and the way the latter has not proven any curiosity or urgency to make the primary protection of his 185-pound championship.
Final yr in August at UFC 319, “Borz” dominantly dethroned Dricus du Plessis to seize the throne. Chimaev ragdolled the South African from the primary spherical, scored 12 takedowns, and had a management time of almost 22 minutes en path to a unanimous resolution win.
Nevertheless, after successful the title, it’s been almost six months, and Chimaev’s subsequent bout is but to be introduced.
The Chechen-born Emirati suffered a foot harm for which he’ll go below the knife. Therefore, that’s delaying his return. “Borz” is anticipated to make his first title protection post-Ramadan and is more likely to face Nassourdine Imavov.
Sean Strickland goes scorched earth on Khamzat Chimaev: “He’s simply going to sit down on that f****ng belt”
Sean Strickland, who will return to the octagon later this month at UFC Houston to face Anthony Hernandez, lately blasted the middleweight champion for stalling the division.
“Tarzan” mocked Khamzat Chimaev’s lengthy stretches of inactivity, claiming that after almost each battle, “Borz” appears to undergo a mysterious harm. He mentioned:
“It’s form of bizarre how the UFC offers with Chimaev. You introduced a man, they usually battle annually. Who is sort of a f**ng Madonna. I imply, how a lot cash does that dictator give him below the f**ing desk? The man doesn’t have to battle, dude. He’s finest buddies with a f**king warlord. He’s simply going to sit down on that f**king belt and wait till they pressure him to battle… You’d earn more money not combating for the belt than you’ll combating for the belt. The belt isn’t even in my mind anymore. I’ll make considerably more cash simply combating. Each time this f**king man fights he has a mysterious harm.”
Try Sean Strickland’s feedback beneath:
Through the same interview, Sean Strickland added that he believes he might remedy the Khamzat Chimaev puzzle:
“That’d be an enormous battle. I believe I’m in all probability the one one that would beat Chimaev. I actually assume Fluffy is a greater wrestler than Chimaev.”
