{"id":440988,"date":"2022-04-04T11:44:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=440988"},"modified":"2022-04-04T11:44:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T18:44:26","slug":"michael-bisping-shares-his-prediction-for-khamzat-chimaev-vs-gilbert-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-bisping-shares-his-prediction-for-khamzat-chimaev-vs-gilbert-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping shares his prediction for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Bisping has weighed in on who he thinks will be the victor this weekend at UFC 273.<\/p>\n<p>It will be Khamzat Chimaev (10-0 MMA) vs Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA) in the much anticipated welterweight bout on Saturday April 9th, 2022 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Khamzat will be attempting to keep his undefeated streak alive, while Burns will be hoping to hand the Swede his first loss.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Bisping, wearing his <em>&#8216;Free Cain&#8217;<\/em> t-shirt, spoke on his <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PvSL9BZuFh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> podcast about the upcoming fight:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Khamzat has the work ethic, the training, he works hard. When he spars he dominates anyone in the room. Unbelievably dominant in every single way. Khamzat he&#8217;s got the confidence, he has a unique look, people are drawn to him.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_435670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-435670\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-435670\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pjimage-2022-03-06T131139.423.jpg\" alt=\"Khamzat Chimaev Gilbert Burns\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pjimage-2022-03-06T131139.423.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pjimage-2022-03-06T131139.423-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-435670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(via Zuffa LLC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Continuing to speak about Burns, Bisping said:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Gilbert Burns does have knockout power, he does have great training partners.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And the prediction is, according to what Michael Bisping believes:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This is a tough one. I&#8217;m going to lean towards Khamzat. I&#8217;m sorry Gilbert, I know we&#8217;re buddies, I know we&#8217;re friends so if you see this, I hope you prove me wrong. I do. I do apologize. But you could say I&#8217;ve been sold the hype.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m just telling you what he (Khamzat) did to Li Jingliang, just blew my mind. It was so impressive.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was Khamzat Chimaev who beat Li Jingliang (18-7 MMA) at UFC 267 in October 2021 by first-round <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/li-jingliang\/ufc-267-results-khamzat-chimaev-stops-li-jingliang-in-round-1-video\/\">technical submission<\/a> in the welterweight fight, which took place at Etihad Arena on &#8216;Fight Island&#8217; in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>As for Gilbert Burns, he too is coming off a win, defeating Stephen Thompson (16-6 MMA) at UFC 264 in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a fight to watch. Do you agree with Michael Bisping&#8217;s prediction? Will you be betting on Burns or Chimaev at UFC 273 on Saturday?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Bisping has weighed in on who he thinks will be the victor this weekend at UFC 273. It will be Khamzat Chimaev (10-0 MMA) vs Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA) in the much anticipated welterweight bout on Saturday April 9th, 2022 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. 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