‘He Works Hard, He Deserves It’

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Forward of his personal Octagon comeback subsequent month at UFC 294, surging welterweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev has showered reward on newly-minted undisputed middleweight champion, Sean Strickland – claiming the Covina native “deserves” each a part of his title reign.

Chimaev, the present quantity 4 ranked welterweight contender, may even see himself vying for middleweight division spoils within the close to future, making a divisional return at UFC 294 subsequent month in a possible title-eliminator reverse one-time championship chaser, Paulo Costa in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

As for Strickland, the Xtreme Couture staple managed to land undisputed middleweight gold at UFC 293 firstly of this month, handing over a unanimous choice shutout victory over two-time champion, Israel Adesanya, defeating the Metropolis Kickboxing staple in an enormous shock win for the challenger.

Khamzat Chimaev praises Sean Strickland after UFC 293 title win

Sharing his ideas on Strickland’s unlikely ascension to the middleweight throne, AllStars MMA staple, Chimaev heaped paise on the previous, crediting his work ethic to his present run atop the division.

“He works laborious, he deserves it,” Khamzat Chimaev stated of Sean Strickland on his official YouTube channel. “The man is all the time within the health club. Now he bought the belt. He has a superb coach, good group. I’ve been there coaching with that man. They deserve that belt. He has been energetic, fights with all people.”

Anticipated to make his Octagon return within the early goings of subsequent yr, Strickland has been pegged to doubtlessly defend his middleweight throne in an instantaneous championship rematch in opposition to the above-mentioned, Adesanya.

Nevertheless, over the course of the weekend, away from the Octagon, reviews emerged detailing how Nigerian-Kiwi striker, Adesanya was concerned in an alleged drink driving incident in Auckland Central, New Zealand – just three weeks out from his title fight with Strickland, which the former champion has now pleaded guilty to.