Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier in two divisions spoke out via his ESPN show and talked about Khamzat Chimaev’s latest exclamation. ‘Borz’ challenged Cormier to a wrestling match and since he knew Chimaev he was not joking in any way.

In the UFC welterweight division, Khamzat Chimaev is a marauder to count on and he believes he can dominate Cormier on the mat.

However, the former US team captain in the US Olympic wrestling in Cormier had different opinions about Chimaev’s chances of beating him. In an always friendly way, ‘DC’ shut down the Swedish-Russian fighter and made it clear that he would lose their potential match. Not to mention, it also ended with him revealing how he really felt before going up against Swedish wrestlers.

“Khamzat, this is crazy my brother. You can wrestle, I saw you beat Jack Hermansson, but there is no way you can wrestle me in a wrestling match. Khamzat Chimaev, no respect for the beautiful people in Sweden … “When I was at the Olympics, if I saw Sweden in parentheses, I had a review. As it was, I watched a match between me and someone from Sweden. I understand the Russian roots.”

“You have the skills Khamzat. I love you my friend but fall back, you do not want the smoke. You were good when you shouted Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre, you do not want this smoke.”

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“Borz” has become more outspoken than ever after his overall dominance of Li Jingliang at UFC 267. Given how he performed in that fight, it’s hard to deny that he really is a heavy hitter in every sense of the word.

Chimaev has gone after a plethora of fighters on the UFC list and it is clear that no one is banned. However, he would be wise to focus on the talented welterweight division, which is a shark tank at the moment. Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has noticed the movements Chimaev has made and he wants to turn off the hype.

Also, with names like Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns lurking at the top of the division, Khamzat Chimaev will surely have his hands full

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