Robert Whittaker thinks Khamzat Chimaev must be the subsequent 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 properly on his solution to his first title alternative contained in the Octagon.
Nonetheless, the unbeaten Chechen monster could also be ready a bit after UFC CEO Dana White promised Sean Strickland the subsequent title shot.
“Yes, [Strickland is still next],” White instructed reporters at a DWCS press convention in October.
White’s feedback got here weeks earlier than Chimaev dropped jaws along with his first-round neck-crank end towards ‘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’ dwelling nation, South Africa. Sadly, it seems 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 might be watching and ready.
