Robert Whittaker thinks Khamzat Chimaev must be the following man up for middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis.
‘Borz’ made a fairly compelling case at UFC 308, scoring a quickfire submission victory over Whittaker. With the win, Chimaev moved to the No. 3 spot within the 185-pound rankings and seems to be effectively on his option to his first title alternative contained in the Octagon.
Nevertheless, the unbeaten Chechen monster could also be ready a bit after UFC CEO Dana White promised Sean Strickland the following title shot.
“Yes, [Strickland is still next],” White advised reporters at a DWCS press convention in October.
White’s feedback got here weeks earlier than Chimaev dropped jaws together with his first-round neck-crank end in opposition to ‘The Reaper’ in Abu Dhabi, main many to recommend that ‘Borz’ be allowed to skip the road and stroll straight right into a scrap with ‘Stillknocks.’
Showing on the MMArcade podcast with Jonny Roses, Whittaker echoed that very same sentiment.
“I think [Khamzat] should go straight to Dricus,” Whittaker stated. “I don’t think sitting out should be rewarded, ever.”
Khamzat Chimaev prone to face winner of ‘dDP’ vs. Strickland 2 as a substitute of leaping the road
No official date for ‘DDP’ vs. Strickland 2 has been locked down. Initially, the promotion had hoped to take the sequel scrap to Du Plessis’ house nation, South Africa. Sadly, it appears like that’s now not the case after White indicated points with locking down a venue.
Irrespective of the place Du Plessis and Strickland resolve to run it again, Khamzat Chimaev will probably be watching and ready.
