Does Khamzat Chimaev Deserve a title shot?

[Kevster]

The flimsy reasons those saying yes are giving have the breaking point of a soggy Kit Kat.

If that’s the most compelling arguments, then it’s obviously a no.

 

[Goutfather]

On the ground he's super dominant. On the feet,he needs discipline,and more experience would help him w that.

his two best wins were just not that convincing, at least relative to the hype he’s received.

 

[HHJ]

his two best wins were just not that convincing, at least relative to the hype he’s received.

He deserves to be looked at,even if he doesnt go through people at the higher levels,him being able to win,with the small amount of experience he has is great. If he you didnt pay attention to hype,it would be very impressive.

 

[Jonny Ninja]

No he doesn’t deserve it. He should have to beat a ranked MW at least which he hasn’t done. However, there isn’t an obvious choice to challenge DDP so I have no real issue if it’s next. It’s guaranteed to be a good fight

 

[usernamee]

his two best wins were just not that convincing, at least relative to the hype he’s received.

You should look at what he is doing in the octagon objectively instead of trying to line it up with whatever "hype" there is.

For his skills to match the hype he would've had to thrown Usman out of the octagon and popped DDPs head like an balloon with a RNC.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I always say there's a difference between earning a shot and being the best case still standing, and that both happen all the time.

His ranking and fights at WW should give him a top 10 fight at MW without much fuss, and getting that win, then a top 5 win would earn him a shot imo.

However, MW has been so dominated, then recently shittily booked, that the current landscape looks a little wastelandy. Momentum is at a standstill nearly across the board. There's no shine right now and even the best guys are covered in dirt. So if Khamzat has a strong performance against a top 5, I don't think he'll  deserve it (Jared has two top5 wins in a row right now), I think that'll be enough that he could be put in there

 

[RockyLockridge]

No he does not. I honestly think the next shot should go to jared

 

[geardo]

Why would they do an interim title at MW? The belt was just won and the new champion isn't injured or otherwise unavailable.

I thought i read on here that ddp was saying his legs were too fucked up to make 300 in time. Coulda just been a fever dream.

 

[cshireman4]

Why not? The UFC is not a merit-based organization and he was told a win against Usman got him a crack at the title. If they want to do Strickland/Khamzat and Izzy/DDP, I'm okay with that though. Hard for Khamzat to beat top ranked MW opponents when he hasn't been booked to fight any. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Let him fuck around and then we can all find out.

 

[Bork Neslar]

He needs to be more active first.

 

[Bloupotlood]

Who would be his hardest filter in MW?

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Seems like the last thing we need is a champ who rarely fights outside of social media

 

[Poirierfan]

I sure wish we had a solid ttd powerful striker around 185 like prime Romero or hendo to chin his ass and send him on his way

It won't take a Romero, a guy like Jerad would work just fine. Lol

 

[ColombianFist]

NO.

he wants an easy path to the title, let the guy fight a real MW at top 5 and then we'll see

 

[goOb]

Your poll is missing the "He doesn't deserve it but it's a fresh fight and the UFC will likely make it happen." option.

 

[swimba]

Fuck no.

 

[Goutfather]

He deserves to be looked at,even if he doesnt go through people at the higher levels,him being able to win,with the small amount of experience he has is great. If he you didnt pay attention to hype,it would be very impressive.

looked at how? we are looking at him. i don’t think it’s too much to ask that he beats one top 5 guy.

You should look at what he is doing in the octagon objectively instead of trying to line it up with whatever "hype" there is.

For his skills to match the hype he would've had to thrown Usman out of the octagon and popped DDPs head like a balloon with a RNC.

that’s just it—“objectively” theyre not the sorts of performances that really stand on their own as justifications for a title shot. and when you factor in the fact that hype is one of the main reasons khamzat had these opportunities in the first place, they’re actually kind of disappointing.

 

[usernamee]

looked at how? we are looking at him. i don’t think it’s too much to ask that he beats one top 5 guy.


that’s just it—“objectively” theyre not the sorts of performances that really stand on their own as justifications for a title shot. and when you factor in the fact that hype is one of the main reasons khamzat had these opportunities in the first place, they’re actually kind of disappointing.

It's very hard for me to envision a world where round 1 Khamzat doesn't put any MW on the planet in trouble. That's worth it. Sometimes we don't need to watch a guy fight through the rankings. You see the skill someone possess and wants to see it against the best.

Now if there were a multitude of very deserving and INTERESTING middleweight contenders, then sure, but that's really no the landscape we're in right now

 

[Goutfather]

It's very hard for me to envision a world where round 1 Khamzat doesn't put any MW on the planet in trouble. That's worth it. Sometimes we don't need to watch a guy fight through the rankings. You see the skill someone possess and wants to see it against the best.

not me. i’d like to see him fight through the rankings.

Now if there were a multitude of very deserving and INTERESTING middleweight contenders, then sure, but that's really no the landscape we're in right now

well maybe, if everyone else is booked or injured. like i said, he’d be good as a short notice replacement contender. but otherwise he needs that top 5 win.

 

[usernamee]

not me. i’d like to see him fight through the rankings.

well maybe, if everyone else is booked or injured. like i said, he’d be good as a short notice replacement contender. but otherwise he needs that top 5 win.

who do u want next for the title vs DDP?