Sean Strickland doesn’t suppose Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev will likely be all that aggressive at UFC 294.
Chimaev was presupposed to struggle Paulo Costa on the cardboard, however an an infection to the Brazilian’s elbow pressured him to be pulled from the scrap. On 11 days’ discover, Kamaru Usman stepped as much as face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 in a highly-anticipated matchup. The stakes additionally obtained increased as UFC CEO Dana White introduced the winner would get the subsequent middleweight title shot.
On condition that the winner will likely be getting the subsequent title shot, middleweight champion Sean Strickland will likely be paying shut consideration to Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kamaru Usman at UFC 294. Nevertheless, Strickland expects Chimaev to run by Usman as he thinks the previous welterweight champ solely took this struggle for a payday.
“So, right here’s the factor, Usman’s not on a camp, Usman hasn’t been bulking as much as middleweight, Usman took this struggle for a paycheck. They stated, ‘Hey Usman, right here’s most likely a pair million, you need to take this struggle? We’ll give it to you. Usman stated I can’t say no, I’m going to do it. It’s a win-win for Usman,” Strickland stated on his podcast with Chris Curtis. “So, I feel it doesn’t really matter as a result of you’ve gotten Chimaev who has been coaching his ass off, who has been bulking up for middleweight after which you’ve gotten Usman who’s been like, I’m going to take this to get a paycheck. To me, that is type of a bullshit struggle, they type of wanted to fill a seat and I obtained Chimaev.”
Though Sean Strickland doesn’t suppose the UFC 294 struggle will likely be all that aggressive, the middleweight champ thinks if the struggle was at welterweight and on a full camp, he would choose Kamaru Usman to beat Khamzat Chimaev.
Kamaru Usman is presently a +270 underdog to beat Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294.
