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Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier is concerned over the whole buddy-buddy thing between Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till.<\/p>\n

Chimaev (10-0 MMA) is set to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon at next weekend’s UFC 273 event against former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA).<\/p>\n

The marquee matchup will mark Chimaev’s first fight since October of 2021, where he defeated Li Jingliang in stunning fashion at UFC 267 (see that here<\/a>). Shortly following that win, ‘Borz’ started training with fellow welterweight \/ middleweight competitor Darren Till. The pair are now known as the “Smesh Brothers<\/em>” and have garnered a lot of attention on social media.<\/p>\n

While former UFC champion Daniel Cormier admittedly loves watching the budding bromance between Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till, he can’t help but feel it is a mistake.<\/p>\n

‘DC’ explained his theory in a recent interview with MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I love the whole buddy-buddy thing with Darren Till but I think it\u2019s a mistake. I think he should continue to be a mystery to people. I think he should have as little time in front of the public and showing who he is, pulling the curtain back. I would pull the curtain back as little as I could if I\u2019m Khamzat, just because the mystery is good for him. He\u2019s very scary.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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UFC fighters Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till train together in Sweden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If Khamzat Chimaev is able to defeat Gilbert Burns next weekend, many fans and pundits believe his next fight will come against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n

‘DC’ weighed in on the possibility:<\/p>\n

“To say anyone will knock off Kamaru Usman is a lot, but if there\u2019s a guy that seems to be a challenge, it seems to be this guy,”<\/em> Daniel Cormier said. “I can only imagine what the odds would look like if it was Chimaev-Usman. I would love to see the odds when Usman and Burns opened up, because I can\u2019t imagine it was as high as this is. I think that speaks to the dominance that Chimaev has put on paper to this point. It\u2019s big shoes. It\u2019s a lot of hype to live up. The dude seems to have the goods.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you agree with Daniel Cormier that Khamzat Chimaev is making a mistake hanging out with Darren Till?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier is concerned over the whole buddy-buddy thing between Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till. Chimaev (10-0 MMA) is set to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon at next weekend’s UFC 273 event against former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA). 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