Seems like Khamzat Chimaev vs Edwards will get rescheduled

Zarate said:
I want to see Khamzat fighting but why should he take a step back? He is just one win away to get a Title Shot. At this point fghting some Top 15 gatekeeper doesn't make sense for Khamzat.

Leon Scott and then Kamarudeen.
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I love the wolf and I think he will be champion BUT ... let's be real here. He beat 3 complete scubs and the wins have not aged well. One of them opponents in his very next fight set a record for most strikes absorbed lol I know Khamzat has a ton of hype around him but in no way shape or form does he deserve a title shot. Honestly he doesn't even deserve a fight with Leon. I think Khamzat believes in himself and he WOULD fight anyone but it's clear the UFC is protecting him at this point. Why not have him fight Magny or even Perry? He wants to fight yet no fight booked... hmmmmmm
 
I feel like its a win win fight for the ufc, khamzat wins hes beat s top contender and the buzz will b unreal. Edwards wins and he derails the hype train and should garner a bit of attention from fans
 
I am all aboard Khamz hype train but knowing Sherdog if he somehow would lose (it's not out of a question) I wonder what funny nickname Sherbros would call him... Canzat? Or maybe Chinaev?
Cannot wait for fight. I hope it will be rescheduled to January.
 
TrueBias said:
Christ, is this really necessary? Just give khazmat another name.
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Not that easy. Didn't they already try a few names like Maia and Wonderboy - then we had Magny asking for the fight, but the UFC didn't think he was good enough
 
gaffbyknees2 said:
I love the wolf and I think he will be champion BUT ... let's be real here. He beat 3 complete scubs and the wins have not aged well. One of them opponents in his very next fight set a record for most strikes absorbed lol I know Khamzat has a ton of hype around him but in no way shape or form does he deserve a title shot. Honestly he doesn't even deserve a fight with Leon. I think Khamzat believes in himself and he WOULD fight anyone but it's clear the UFC is protecting him at this point. Why not have him fight Magny or even Perry? He wants to fight yet no fight booked... hmmmmmm
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You call them guys bums, okay, say we put Colby against the same guys, do you think he could do the same thing or Usman or Leon Edwards?
Nope!

Those guys might not have been at the top of the game but they are still fighters who fought many good fighters and won many fights.

The thing that made Khamzat such a draw is not about who he beat but how he did it. He only got hit by two taps by one fighter in three fights.
Kevin Holland struggled against Gerald, John Phillips should never fight in MMA fight again but he did bust that asain boy face up, Rhys Mckee is young and can grow.
 
I've heard some loose talks, that Khamzat has this "X factor" the UFC would love on a champ of theirs.
So they do have a plan of fast tracking him to a title fight, in case he keeps delivering the same golden stuff of course.

I would imagine that they indeed "promised" (never trust Dana) a shot at the title if, let's say, he can finish Leon and not involve the judges.
 
sampuncher said:
Maybe Khamzat's been promised a shot if he beats Leon, weird he wasn't trying to ask for other replacements when this fight fell through.
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Why the fuck would he ask for a replacement when he’s being handed a top 5 fighter? What would he gain from beating a lower ranked guy? Don’t be a Tony Ferguson and blow a nice payday because you’re stupid.
 
The Chosen said:
Why the fuck would he ask for a replacement when he’s being handed a top 5 fighter? What would he gain from beating a lower ranked guy? Don’t be a Tony Ferguson and blow a nice payday because you’re stupid.
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Considering he was already calling out Maia when he had his other fights booked that's why. He's already done very well out of being lower ranked guys, someone like Magny was what I meant.

Either way, it's not that deep.
 
superpunch said:
Yeah, he lost 12 lbs. So, he's weak. So, he'll get injured in training camp. Then blah blah blah forever. He never wanted this fight. Dana had to force him to take it. So, any time he sprains his ankle, the fight will be off. For years.
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That would suck.
 
Bobthebuilder85 said:
I feel like its a win win fight for the ufc, khamzat wins hes beat s top contender and the buzz will b unreal. Edwards wins and he derails the hype train and should garner a bit of attention from fans
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If Edward wins, the UFC will market him as the sleeper champion and will push for a Masvidal fight, I think.
 
sooo let me get this straight...

a basically unranked prospect gets a gift match against a top 5 ranked leon edwards,

and if this prospect wins he gets a shot at the title?

that's messed up. edwards can't even get a shot at a top 5 guy himself, much less a title shot.

there is no loyalty, respect, appreciation, or seniority in the ufc.

just hardball negotiations and a lot of don't cross the boss in the ufc
 
Khamzat is the betting favorite over Leon and is getting this fight because of his Octagon performances. Apparently the fans think Khamzat is going to win so that somewhat justifies him getting this fight. Straight into the deep end of the pool.
 
superpunch said:
This fight is like Khabib vs Ferguson, or Zabit vs Yair. It will never happen. Chimaev will be made a fool, and waste years of his prime training for this fight and having it cancelled at the last moment over and over again. He should just move on and demand a new opponent.
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You think every fight that gets cancelled is like that, or...?

They'll force Leon to take the fight knowing he's not at 100% after recovering from COVID and then Khamzat smashes him and gets promised a title shot after Usman/Burns. If Leon has to pull out again, they just make the Magny fight on short notice.
 
dragonsfly said:
There has been no news since Edwards pulled out and it seems as if this one will just get pushed back to January on Fight Island. I personally believe we will soon enter the Khamzat Chimaev era?

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How are you the world's biggest Khamzat stan AND say there's no news? It's already been announced they're looking at a Wednesday card b4 conor vs Dustin.
 
TITS said:
I'm not really all that interested in this match-up anymore. Wish they just found a new opponent for Khamzat for the 19th.
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The only guy who said i want to Fight Khamzat is Magny but the UFC headed to another direction
 
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