DDP says UFC is wasting time still trying to promote Khamzat

[Arm Barbarian]

Dricus Du Plessis claims the UFC are ‘wasting time’ in promoting Khamzat Chimaev after ‘disappointing’ withdrawal

'He’s not in the run until he proves that he deserves to be in that run' - Can't say we disagree with Du Plessis on this one

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Says that after series of health issues and canceled fights, that talk of him being mentioned anywhere near a title shot is ridiculous.

Also makes mention of the fact that Chimiev has not beaten a single ranked MW.

Dricus did give high praise to Robert Whittaker for staying the course and KOing Khamzats replacement opponent on short notice. Says Whittaker is a real fighter amongst pretenders.

 

[mister piscadinha]

ddp is right as always(except that kissing coach on the lips shit)

 

[usernamee]

so he's ducking Chimmy

 

[FlowchartRog]

Well, DDP is right.

Time to move on from him at this point. He's basically the next Sage, with a beard.

 

[jko1355]

Chimaevs health issues have been a huge bummer...

 

[michhmoggan]

Ddp ducking the wolf

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Ddp ducking the wolf

the wolf has mange

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Can't disagree with DDP, its true. Khamzat always has some visa issues as to why he can't fight, and when he doesn't have a visa issue anymore he has health issues, viruses, injuries. So inactive. I just don't know how many fights we are gonna get out of this guy, 1 fight every 18 months is of no interest, and he will be old before he knows it at this rate.

There was even a period when Khamzat was having interviews saying his visa is fixed and that he is 100% healthy, but right now is very busy moving from Sweden too UAE and has a lot going on with that. Its always something isn't it. excuse me if I yawn lol

 

[Rationality]

Would you want to waste an entire training camp hoping that your unreliable opponent somehow makes it to the cage?

 

[Dorkman]

Sad but true.

 

[blaseblase]

I wouldn't say abandon him completely but it's time to start treating him like a normal fighter instead of all the special privileges he has been getting. If I were the UFC I would book him in a comain against Jared Cannonier. He can't be trusted to headline a main event.

 

[OldBoy91]

I don't think abandoning him is the right move.

But it is time to make him earn his place. No more jumping the queue either at 170 or 185.

Make him climb the ladder like everybody else, no more #1 contender fights when he hasn't got a single ranked win.
No more PPV headliners against 40 year old lightweights and still trying to come in as a 185er.

Give him a top 15 guy, if he wins, a top 10, and then a top 5. If he can beat all those guys without any pullouts or death scares or weight shenanigans, give him the title fight. He'd have made himself undeniable anyway.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Well I mean he's not wrong.

 

[El Fernas]

Can't disagree with DDP, its true. Khamzat always has some visa issues as to why he can't fight, and when he doesn't have a visa issue anymore he has health issues, viruses, injuries. So inactive. I just don't know how many fights we are gonna get out of this guy, 1 fight every 18 months is of no interest, and he will be old before he knows it at this rate.

There was even a period when Khamzat was having interviews saying his visa is fixed and that he is 100% healthy, but right now is very busy moving from Sweden too UAE and has a lot going on with that. Its always something isn't it. excuse me if I yawn lol

The visa issue might never go away, he was not fighting in the US, are they always gonna give him overseas cards?

 

[ultra321]

Khamzat is turning out to be a flash in the pan.... no more no less
If him and Costa gets signed the competition will be who can pull out the most believably

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Lesson we have learned from Khamzat:
1. Don't make an enemy of the US State Department if you are a Russian Muslim fighter who needs to travel to the US for paydays. Screaming "Allahu Ackbar I keel everybody" at the crowd on 9/11 right after you missed weight by an entire division, flipped the crowd off, and changed the entire card up isn't the smartest way to get attention.
2. They're now called Borz tickets

Khamzat is turning out to be a flash in the pan.... no more no less
If him and Costa gets signed the competition will be who can pull out the most believably

That would be rescheduled more times than Khabib Tony

 

[MMA Maine-iac]

so he's ducking Chimmy

Ddp ducking the wolf

Can you duck someone who never fights? At this point it's like saying DDP is ducking Matt Hughes.

 

[SamuraiBro]

Khamzat won’t fight again this year.

 

[Ruv]

Khamzat is still the ultimate challenge in this business. If he is healthy and has a full camp he could beat any top 10 MW including Izzy and DDP.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Khamzat is still the ultimate challenge in this business. If he is healthy and has a full camp he could beat any top 10 MW including Izzy and DDP.

Is he though? If fights lasted one round, sure, but he hasn't been tested against elite competition that's had a full camp against him at 185.