Joe Rogan has a contender in thoughts he believes may pose a severe problem to Khamzat Chimaev’s title reign.
On Saturday night time at Chicago’s United Middle, Chimaev prolonged his undefeated streak with a commanding efficiency, claiming the UFC middleweight title by defeating Dricus Du Plessis through unanimous resolution within the UFC 319 foremost occasion.
50-44, 50-44, 50-44 #UFC319@KChimaev is your NEW middleweight champion
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From the opening bell, “Borz” took management, swiftly bringing Du Plessis to the mat and protecting him there all through nearly all of the bout. That relentless stress set the tone for the struggle, as Chimaev dominated “Stillknocks” throughout all 5 rounds, changing 12 of 17 takedown makes an attempt and leaving his opponent nearly powerless to launch any offense.
Whereas Chimaev managed the bout from begin to end, he seldom threatened Du Plessis with a fight-ending end. His floor strikes, although not overly damaging, stored Du Plessis from mounting any significant offense. Nonetheless, it hardly mattered, as Chimaev’s complete domination and superior grappling had been sufficient to persuade all three judges, who scored the bout 50-44 in favor of the undefeated Russian.
Khamzat Chimaev is arguably one of the dominant fighters in fashionable UFC, however Rogan believes there’s somebody within the 185-pound division who may problem his supremacy.
Joe Rogan Suggests Reinier de Ridder May Take a look at Khamzat Chimaev
Following the UFC 319 foremost occasion, Joe Rogan, alongside fellow commentators Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik, analyzed Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant efficiency and his looming reign over the division. Rogan highlighted rising contender Reinier de Ridder as an entire fighter who may doubtlessly pose a severe problem to “Borz”.
“RDR” is coming off a split-decision victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi final month. The previous two-division ONE Preventing champion stays undefeated within the UFC with a 4-0 document, together with spectacular finishes over Kevin Holland and Bo Nickal.
In the meantime, Chimaev has stretched his good document to 15-0, together with a 9-0 mark within the UFC, with 12 of these victories coming by stoppage.
