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It’s been a comparatively quiet few months for Khamzat Chimaev. A lot of the latest headlines about “Borz” have been simply that, concerning the Chechen expertise slightly than from him. For instance, UFC President Dana White confirms he’s heading as much as Middleweight, or Robert Whittaker explaining that he was by no means provided the struggle in opposition to Chimaev. Chimaev hasn’t even tweeted since November of final yr, which is kind of the change of tempo for a many who fought twice in per week and a half and promised to kill all people.
Nicely, that “Borz” woke again up simply in time for UFC 287, which prominently options the title struggle in his new weight class between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Only a couple days earlier than the occasion, Chimaev is again on-line and calling out a number of potential Middleweight foes and would-be Welterweight foils.
Briefly, Chimaev desires the smoke with Alex Pereira, Jorge Masvidal, Gilbert Burns (once more), and Paulo Costa.
After all of the callouts, he concluded, “See you in Abu Dhabi, with who I don’t care, I got here right here to kill all people.”
Of these talked about, Paulo Costa looks like the most probably candidate. The just lately re-signed Brazilian has beef with Chimaev, as the 2 practically got here to blows at UFC PI final yr. Plus, a victory over Costa can be the right technique to introduce Chimaev to the title image.
Insomnia
Are there some disagreements within the “Stylebender” camp forward of UFC 287? There’s a rumor that Israel Adesanya and Eugene Baremen additionally disagree on Adesanya’s strategic method as nicely.
Alex Pereira is confirmed to be a Pokemon grasp.
One thing would seem like flawed with the mathematics in Markus Perez’s latest statements.
An excessive amount of hockey success might maintain UFC out of Calgary this yr.
Creating: I am instructed that the longer the Calgary Flames stay in playoff competition, the extra unsure it’s that UFC 289 will probably be held there.
The backup plan is to carry it in a serious metropolis the place the NHL group is eradicated from the playoffs like Vancouver or Montreal.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 6, 2023
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Slips, rips, and KO clips
I’ve been that means to publish this because it occurred, however Staff Alpha Male Japan’s Tatsuya Ando had a vastly thrilling One Championship debut final week. Should watch!
A number of time kickboxing and Muay Thai champion Jerome Banner chasing his foe down with huge combos:
Ref cam violence!
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Hungarian Furry Hog.
Midnight Music: Mother’s choose!
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