{"id":361847,"date":"2020-09-21T06:13:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361847"},"modified":"2020-09-21T06:13:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:13:43","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-confident-he-would-stop-israel-adesanya-and-kamaru-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khamzat-chimaev-confident-he-would-stop-israel-adesanya-and-kamaru-usman\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev confident he would stop Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surging UFC welterweight and middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev believes he would stop the current champion in either division.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev was the breakout UFC star of summer, 2020. The Chechen-Swede first picked up two wins in the span of 10 days on Fight Island in July, defeating John Phillips by first-round submission and Rhys McKee by first-round TKO, then picked up his third win of the season when he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11, also in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>While he&#8217;s yet to fight a ranked opponent in either division he fights in, he&#8217;s already confident he could defeat both UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course! Why not?\u201d he said after his win over Meerschaert, when asked about fighting Usman and Adesanya (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/lists\/ufc-news-khamzat-chimaev-predicts-finish-kamaru-usman-israel-adesanya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI did hard work for that. I\u2019m ready. Both divisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I do my hard work, nobody\u2019s a challenge for me,\u201d he added, offering a bold prediction for both potential matchups. \u201cI\u2019m going to stop both guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite already feeling ready for both champions, Chimaev will likely have to take a few other fights before he gets the opportunity to fight for gold.<\/p>\n<p>At present, he&#8217;s expected to take on long-time UFC welterweight contender Demian Maia\u2014one of the best grapplers in MMA history\u2014in his next fight. He&#8217;s very confident in his chances in that matchup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, why not? He\u2019s the best \u2018jitser\u2019 in MMA,&#8221; Chimaev said. &#8220;If I stop him, choke him out, I\u2019m the best \u2018jitser\u2019 in MMA!\u201d he said. \u201cWe will see. \u2026 I am ready for everybody. Like I said to Dana, if you give me Demian Maia, I am ready for him. If you give me Brock Lesnar, I am ready for him, also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev is already earning <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khamzat-chimaev-shoots-down-khabib-nurmagomedov-comparisons-i-am-khamzat-i-can-knock-out-people\/\">comparisons<\/a> to undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and those comparisons are likely to continue if he keeps winning. Yet he reminds that he and the lightweight champion are different fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody says, \u2018You\u2019re Khabib. Khabib No. 2,\u2019 something like that. But I am Khamzat,\u201d he said. \u201cI can knock out people, submit the people, smash the people, everything. I have everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think the future holds for Khamzat Chimaev?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surging UFC welterweight and middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev believes he would stop the current champion in either division. 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