Alex Volkanovski has a prediction for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns and it’s a doozy.<\/p>\n
Chimaev and Burns are set to collide on April 9<\/a>. The two will clash on the main card of UFC 273. Volkanovski headlines the card, putting the UFC Featherweight Championship on the line against the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.<\/p>\n Speaking to James Lynch on a new edition of MMA Pros Pick<\/em>, Alex Volkanovski said that he actually expects Khamzat Chimaev to dominate Gilbert Burns (h\/t MMAJunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cObviously he\u2019s got a lot of hype. So, people that don\u2019t really know the sport are expecting him to win but people that really do know the sport are probably \u2013 \u2018Yeah Burns on the ground, you know world champion\u2019. They\u2019ll be surprised if Chimaev goes out there and just mauls him, and I feel like that\u2019s what gonna happen. I feel like that is where Chimaev is at right now. I think he is actually gonna go out there and show some dominant performance which is gonna be pretty incredible against someone like Burns.<\/p>\n “If he goes out there and does that \u2013 I think he\u2019s the real deal, but that\u2019ll really make everyone be like, \u2018Oh damn, this guy is the real deal.\u2019 So that\u2019s what I\u2019m expecting. I\u2019m expecting Chimaev to go out there and dominate and it\u2019s no easy task, but I\u2019m just saying that\u2019s how good I think that Chimaev is.\u201d<\/p>\n That’s some high praise for the rising 170-pounder. Chimaev has a pro MMA record of 10-0. He is 4-0 under the UFC banner. All four of those bouts resulted in a “Performance of the Night” bonus for “Borz.”<\/p>\n A win over Burns, especially if it’s in convincing fashion, could catapult Chimaev to a title fight. Chimaev is the number 11-ranked UFC welterweight, while Burns sits at the number two spot.<\/p>\n