Khamzat Chimaev discovered it humorous that the Sao Paulo menace Alex Pereira fell quick at UFC 287 towards his rival Israel Adesanya. After the battle, Chimaev didn’t hesitate so as to add insult to harm.
Pereira and Adesanya held the principle occasion slot at UFC 287 in a matchup that might be thought-about crucial in both fighter’s profession. It was the fourth time the 2 fighters would face one another in fight. At that time, the Sao Paulo striker was 3-0 towards Adesanya, with two victories in kickboxing and one in MMA.
Because the battle continued, issues stayed fairly shut, however ‘Poatan’ did look to be within the lead. He took spherical one, and spherical two was a lot of the identical till the fateful second when Adesanya linked with two masterful proper palms to ship Pereira’s consciousness to a unique dimension. It was a momentous event, and the gang and followers the world over exploded with pleasure to see such a split-second chain of occasions.
Khamzat Chimaev scoffs at Alex Pereira and Jorge Masvidal
From the sidelines, Chimaev thought issues had been fairly comical. He’d completed lots of speaking within the lead as much as UFC 287, and he certain didn’t hesitate to proceed because the occasion drew to an in depth. On Twitter, he had a message for Pereira and Jorge Masvidal.
Alex Pereira, Jorge Masvidal, goodnight for you two,” Khamzat Chimaev snickered.
This wasn’t the primary sly remark ‘Borz’ had for the Sao Paulo menace. Chimaev took to The MMA Hour to callout the then champion Pereira and declare he’d be a straightforward battle.
“He’s essentially the most straightforward battle for me within the UFC,” Chimaev started (H/T BJ Penn.com). “Yeah, in my profession, brother. First spherical. First minute. Simple. No punch, nothing. If Israel trains simply wrestling on this coaching camp, he’ll beat him [Pereira] simply. The man has zero wrestling. The UFC likes to push the man, loopy man, he’s at all times critical, that s***. I don’t like that man.”
Issues aren’t one-sided, nevertheless, as ‘Poatan’ insinuated that Khamzat Chimaev was a coward and ran away from opponents throughout a media day forward of UFC 287.
“Whoever the UFC places towards me after this battle, I’ll be keen and prepared,” Alex Pereira declared. “Speaking about [Paulo Costa] ‘Borrachinha’ and [Robert] Whittaker, I respect them. I don’t see them speaking trash at me, wanting to advertise themselves. Chimaev ran from all people.”
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