Media Nick Maximov bizarre interview with TMZ after split decision W

[Talon81]

I think the context is that Khamzat is a former middleweight and plainly enormous for 170lbs. He last competed in wrestling at 92kg.

If you are not aware, he fought 2 of his 4 UFC bouts at middleweight so far. Maximov is saying its pretty weird a guy that size fought at welterweight, let alone calling out a career lightweight in Nate.

Pretty much all non-controversial stuff.

If Maximov got a middling UFC vet on the down slope who had name recognition but recent skid, that would be favorable. Instead he got two young prospects who have no name value but are tough guys. Nothing wrong with being booked that way, nothing wrong with talking about it in an interview either.

We know from court records these guys are getting paid peanuts. Everyone is trying to make a living, so when TMZ knows who you are and wants sound bytes, you need to say something.

Nothing to see here.

I mean those are decent points, but it is typical of fighters to fight at the lowest weight class they can reasonably make weight. I seriously doubt Chimaev is bigger than Usman, for example. Perhaps Maximov isn't doing that, but most are.

Chimaev facing easier challenges doesn't equate to "nobody else but Maximov". Both of Maximov's last opponents had to face an undefeated prospect first thing.

Then there are still other oddities. It's certainly not the worst MMA interview ever, but it fails to make sense on several levels.

 

[Unheralded Truth]

Maximov said nothing wrong. Both guys he faced were either undefeated or had one loss.

Fuck is wrong with you, TS?

Lol, I hope that's irony?

Just in case it's not: both of them had a loss, and got a fight with him who is undefeated. And he's the one crying about being thrown to the wolves lol.
And to ask for Khamzat right after those words...

 

[VinceArch]

So fucking dumb, only in America I swear.

FTFY

 

[Talon81]

This post reads like the who's who of whoville. Literally don't know any of those names other than Chimaev.
Irrelevant, moving on.

Join date 2021 with the name PimblettEra... yeah we could have guessed you don't know any of the names but Chimaev. Even Conor's noob crew has learned the sport a little by now... or quit watching when he started getting dismantled.

 

[Sticko]

Lol, I hope that's irony?

Just in case it's not: both of them had a loss, and got a fight with him who is undefeated. And he's the one crying about being thrown to the wolves lol.
And to ask for Khamzat right after those words...

Okay but to be fair you left out a part of his quote. After he said "nobody's doing that," he said "not Paddy Pimblett, not Sean O'Malley," so that is his frame of reference, two of the most hyped prospects in the UFC who have been fighting guys with multiple losses.

If your point is that Maximov himself is a wolf and therefore his opponents were thrown to a wolf, I'm sure he'd agree with you.

 

[Serge421]

It's actually uncanny and shows how much of human behavior is learned traits from those around us.

Or he's just tryna copy him like most in his crew do cause they have no idea how to be original. Like that one guy who fought lobov in ufc 202. Same mean mug, same body side to side movement, same facial expressions and same attitude lol

 

[StonedLemur]

In his defence Punahele Soriano hits pretty hard.

I was gonna say he was def concussed sir lol.

 

[kalabula]

Lol, I hope that's irony?

Just in case it's not: both of them had a loss, and got a fight with him who is undefeated. And he's the one crying about being thrown to the wolves lol.
And to ask for Khamzat right after those words...

I think his point was, he’s fighting tough fighters with no name recognition. He wants tough fighters WITH name recognition. I.e. Khamzat. He’s not very articulate and is contradictory, but I get his point.

 

[textwarrior]

"This is how I think about it. It’s my second UFC fight, and I’m the co-main event. I’m fighting all these top prospects with either zero losses or one loss. I’m like, why am I fighting all these hard-ass guys? No one else is doing that. I’m the only one that’s doing this. I feel like the UFC is feeding me to the wolves."

Facts: Both his opponents in the UFC had a loss and pretty recently too. Brundage was 6-1 vs Maximov who was 6-0. And then Soriano at 8-1 vs Maximov with 7-0. He has not been matched up with anyone undefeated, HIS opponents however have been, against himself. <Lmaoo>

Unfortunatley he doesn't stop there. Here comes the remainder of this train of thoughts:

"Khamzat fights all these little ass guys but I'd like to fight him, you know, next. He's trying to call out Nate, but fight me then. We're in the same boat. Why are people scared, you know what I'm saying? He hasn’t shown anything to be scared about because he hasn’t fought any wrestlers. Saying he's "a wrestler" who hasn’t fought any wrestlers, so I’m like what the fuck? Fight me then!"

“He’s only fought MMA fighters, I’m a martial artist who can wrestle.”

And this comes literally seconds after complaining about fighting "top prospects" and "only hard-ass guys". The UFC are unfair to him giving him so many tough tests. But Khamzat on the other hand has only fought MMA fighters, so apparently not the same thing. What a truly bizarre interview.

If I closed my eyes, I would say he is impersonating Nick Diaz, to the point that his voice tone even sounds similar. I like this kid though and talk about representing the Diaz camp haha.

Sort of a contradiction, to say or sound like he is complaining about being fed to the wolves, then turn around, and ask for a wolf...Hazmat. So my guess is he is happy with getting the hard fights to move up fast but at the same time complaining about it to look like the rebel. That is the Diaz Modus of operation and its a good thing.

 

[Natural Order]

Are we making threads in 2022, shocked at the low-IQ takes from professional fighters?

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Nick Maximov should fight Ian Garry.

It would be like Nate vs Conor, although Nick's style isn't exactly like Nates.

 

[Kryptt]

In his defence Punahele Soriano hits pretty hard.

It certainly shows.

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[Hellowhosthat]

Nick Maximov should fight Ian Garry.

It would be like Nate vs Conor, although Nick's style isn't exactly like Nates.

Doubt it, Garry is a much better grappler than Conor.

 

[Swarthy]

Squeaky wheels get greased…..

 

[grimballer]

everything is said is factually accurate...

 

[TerrorTimmy]

 

[grimballer]

Lol, I hope that's irony?

Just in case it's not: both of them had a loss, and got a fight with him who is undefeated. And he's the one crying about being thrown to the wolves lol.
And to ask for Khamzat right after those words...

the point hes making and you missed is

hes already co main event (true statement)

fighting prospects with 0 or 1 loss (true statement)

hes calling out now a guy who already: fought at mw, got some hype after beating bunch of journeymen with no wrestling and who's calling out a career lw

 

[Doostin Peahead]

Nate/Nick always cried against lay n' pray, yet I saw Nate clapping in the audience.

The hypocrisy is gold.

 

[Phisher]

Complaining about being fed to the wolves by being matched with a debuting Brundage. Diaz influence is really showing on this guy.

I still think that it's hilarious that this guy is a protege of the Diaz brothers, but is exactly the kind of fighter that they've been insulting publicly for the past 15 years.

 

[EndlessCritic]

I still think that it's hilarious that this guy is a protege of the Diaz brothers, but is exactly the kind of fighter that they've been insulting publicly for the past 15 years.

Two words: Jake Shields