UFC veteran Chael Sonnen has voiced sturdy assist for middleweight contender Sean Strickland over Khamzat Chimaev, stating that he ought to be subsequent in line for a title shot, relatively than ‘Borz.’ Whereas the champion Dricus du Plessis has said in any other case.
Sean Strickland Subsequent, Not Khamzat Chimaev
In an interview with Helen Yee, the veteran shared his ideas on the present panorama of the division, emphasizing that Strickland has earned his likelihood on the title by means of laborious work and dedication. “Yes, what I want for Khamzat Chimaev is to see him fight Bo Nickal. Not for the title—he’ll get to the title eventually. But that’s Sean Strickland’s. That’s Sean Strickland’s opportunity. He’s been promised that; he earned that,” Chael Sonnen defined.
Sean Strickland’s willpower to face the hardest opponents, together with Khamzat Chimaev, has made a big impression on Sonnen. The UFC veteran identified that Strickland was keen to struggle Chimaev when few others dared, highlighting the braveness he confirmed by stepping up. “Sean was willing to put the very title up against Chimaev. Sean went to training thinking he was gonna fight Chimaev, and he didn’t blink at all,” the veteran famous.
The athlete added that Strickland’s willingness to tackle the problem ought to be rewarded with a title shot. “There’s one guy that had the balls to go through Chimaev to get to a title, and that was Kamaru Usman, who didn’t get credit for it, and he should have.”
UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis is ready on the high for a transparent contender, each Strickland and Chimaev are within the dialog. Stillknocks’ du Plessis defeated Strickland to seize the title after which defended it in opposition to former champion Israel Adesanya. The US-born earned a five-round determination in opposition to Paulo Costa to bounce again from his loss. In the meantime, Khamzat Chimaev is 14-0 along with his most up-to-date win being a fast submission in opposition to former titleholder Robert Whittaker.
Arman Tsarukyan, a UFC contender, misplaced a submission grappling match in opposition to the middleweight Chimaev, Sonnen noticed:
“I loved it. Khamzat choked him out there. There was a clip that went around, and I wish it would have been the whole thing … They do that occasionally for entertainment. I loved every second of that—nobody loses, right? They laugh, they smile, chalk it up to a workout. I love when guys go and do that. And I wish I would have seen 20 minutes of them wrestling, not just that one guillotine. I loved it.”
Strickland’s and Chimaev stays a subject of nice dialogue amongst analysts, however for now, Chael Sonnen is agency in his stance: “Sean wins that showdown—it’s his shot.”
