Expect Usman to announce his retirement soon, he isn't fighting the Caucasus killers

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

Chimaev and Rakmonov. Just built differently. Another level of grappling. The Caucasus wrestlers have shown a new level of fighting to the UFC.

 

[USA!USA!]

nah

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Ban

 

[hswrestler]

nah, I'll be surprised if shavkhat gets past pereira and Brady first.

 

[dildos]

usman destroys them both.

dont be silly.

 

[Bojka]

Rakhmonov is from Caucasus?

 

[DestinedAussie]

Chimaev and Rakmonov. Just built differently. Another level of grappling. The Caucasus wrestlers have shown a new level of fighting to the UFC.

I don't see Usman retiring until he loses. He wants the $$$ and his earning power will never be higher in his career.

 

[Noraaq]

Shavkat and Khamzat are levels above this division. Will be a mark on Usmans legacy if he retires before facing either guy

 

[DaleBoca]

Ban

 

[Last Falconry]

lock / ban / delete / gas

 

[Substance Abuse]

He's been talking about retirement for years due to his knees and leg problems. Long, long before Khamzat was on the scene. Relax, n00b.

 

[PulsingJones]

He'll fight old man Glover and call it a career.

Very GSP'esque, except more dominant as a Champion

 

[LoveMyMMA]

nah, I'll be surprised if shavkhat gets past pereira and Brady first.

loool pereira? seriously man?

shavkhat is way too technical for michel.

 

[TR1]

Not Caucasus, but CIS, or ex-USSR really.

USSR running the UFC soon.

 

[gangbanger]

Rakhmonov is from Caucasus?

Kazakhstan is in the caucus mountain range according to dummies on sherdog lol

 

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

Not Caucasus, but CIS, or ex-USSR really.

USSR running the UFC soon.

USSR always made the best combat athletes. In boxing too, suddenly every dominant champ came from areas previously blocked by the Iron Curtain and Americans had to invent a narrative about boxing declining lol.

 

[Bojka]

Kazakhstan is in the caucus mountain range according to dummies on sherdog lol

I actually used to be friends with a guy from Azerbaijan and a guy from Kazakhstan and they made a comment one time about having a Caspian connection between them, lol.

So maybe the OP can call them the Caspian Killers. Still alliterative.

 

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

I actually used to be friends with a guy from Azerbaijan and a guy from Kazakhstan and they made a comment one time about having a Caspian connection between them, lol.

So maybe the OP can call them the Caspian Killers. Still alliterative.

Sounds good!

 

[rjmbrd]

He's been talking about retirement for years due to his knees and leg problems. Long, long before Khamzat was on the scene. Relax, n00b.

Dude definitely is going to retire within a few fights.

Cleaned out the division, put on some highlight performances with KOs and knockdowns, did it with fairly minimal damage. His age and shot knees are going to get better, he can only get worse from here.

Save for a legit money fight, I don't see him sticking around. Perhaps if the middleweight belt changed hands, but that is unlikely.

 

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

Dude definitely is going to retire within a few fights.

Cleaned out the division, put on some highlight performances with KOs and knockdowns, did it with fairly minimal damage. His age and shot knees are going to get better, he can only get worse from here.

Save for a legit money fight, I don't see him sticking around. Perhaps if the middleweight belt changed hands, but that is unlikely.

That's so lame though, he has a chance to shoehorn himself in the GOAT discussions. Show that the caucasic/asian grappling that's been dominating MMA can be beaten! It sucks so much if he does a Khabib and leaves the table with unanswered questions.