Khamzat Chimaev has something to prove against Robert Whittaker - Rashad Evans | ESPN MMA

2024 ж. 28 Нау.
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Karyn Bryant, Alan Jouban and Rashad Evans give their initial thoughts on Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev being set as the main event of the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia on June 22.
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  • The same people picking rob to win will call him washed if he loses.

    @Izzy-zh8ck@Izzy-zh8ckАй бұрын
    • I agree man these guys r so biased

      @Forrest97709@Forrest97709Ай бұрын
    • Bro foreal

      @achilles1545@achilles1545Ай бұрын
    • Thats what 90 % of the people do lol

      @Mmawarsunlimited@MmawarsunlimitedАй бұрын
  • Khamzat by finish everyone counting him out like Usman was easy to win man 😂😂

    @Patriot14all@Patriot14allАй бұрын
    • Just about every comment I see is pro Khamzat lol. Dude made me some money vs Usman. Thought that would be a one sided fight though. Had me scared

      @rwgoodfellow3515@rwgoodfellow3515Ай бұрын
    • 10 days notice and up a weight class

      @jayherbogaming@jayherbogamingАй бұрын
    • @@jayherbogaming One of the Top 10 fighters in UFC history & had the best takedown defense in the sport

      @Nykandros@NykandrosАй бұрын
    • @@Nykandros you’re on drugs if you think he’s top 10 all time

      @jayherbogaming@jayherbogamingАй бұрын
    • @@jayherbogaming Lol what? Usman is WIDELY considered to be in the TOP 5 (even by Dana himself), and you think he's not even Top 10? What does that make Whittaker then LMAO

      @Nykandros@NykandrosАй бұрын
  • Everyone thinks Whitaker is going to run through khamzat lol. Whitaker isn't a finisher.

    @Izzy-zh8ck@Izzy-zh8ckАй бұрын
    • He getting finished

      @spicesmuggler2452@spicesmuggler2452Ай бұрын
    • @@spicesmuggler2452 and if he doesn't ? Then what ? Cause if rob loses you know you will call him washed lol

      @Izzy-zh8ck@Izzy-zh8ckАй бұрын
    • @Fifteen-qf8if it's like this yesterday volk was going to run through ilia and now he is washed ?

      @Izzy-zh8ck@Izzy-zh8ckАй бұрын
    • ​@Fifteen-qf8if True. And also Chimaev has not even lost yet. Besides Edwards, he is the only one who has beat Usman in the UFC. Even fighters like Jon Jones have had multiple close fights in his career.

      @cengizhuseyin1388@cengizhuseyin1388Ай бұрын
    • Neither the Chihuahua 😂😂

      @armandotext@armandotextАй бұрын
  • No doubt Whittaker is very easy task for khazmat

    @rahilbhaikhan9257@rahilbhaikhan9257Ай бұрын
    • Lmfao casual fan

      @MrDeceptacon88@MrDeceptacon88Ай бұрын
  • Ppl underestimated islam and he ran through Charles , ilia beat volk. It's not impossible to think Whitaker loses.

    @Izzy-zh8ck@Izzy-zh8ckАй бұрын
    • Islam sucks! The only top fighter in his weight class that he fought is Charles this is a fact and Volk came up to fight a bigger man somthing Islam will NEVER DO,

      @boss7229@boss7229Ай бұрын
  • When y’all gonna make Khamzat an underdog

    @Tannerr14@Tannerr14Ай бұрын
  • I think Chimaev is overrated but i could see him running through Whittaker in the first with a submission. DDP outmuscled Rob and i feel Whittaker can get overwhelmed and succumbs to pressure, he needs space and is a slow starter. Im going Chimaev with round 1 submission

    @nickmildon6348@nickmildon6348Ай бұрын
  • If he had trouble versus two 170’s, this ain’t gonna be easy. War Rob.

    @grants5781@grants5781Ай бұрын
    • Rob was a 170lb and lost at 170 before moving up to 185.. Rob is not a big MW and will easily be smaller then Khamzat. Def not going to be easy, but mma math doesn't work usually.

      @tipdalilgator77@tipdalilgator77Ай бұрын
  • Mashallah khamzat inshallah your will be winner inshallah ❤❤❤

    @user-ys7xb4xw4o@user-ys7xb4xw4oАй бұрын
  • InshaAllah 14-0

    @zrrrrauu2538@zrrrrauu2538Ай бұрын
  • What a fight 🔥

    @Marwan-uv1fc@Marwan-uv1fcАй бұрын
  • Khamzat Chimaev will win this fight

    @rayhanatalferdaws7363@rayhanatalferdaws7363Ай бұрын
    • ok mohammed

      @DJ_Hxpe@DJ_HxpeАй бұрын
    • @@DJ_Hxpe From Muhammad

      @rayhanatalferdaws7363@rayhanatalferdaws7363Ай бұрын
    • @@rayhanatalferdaws7363Muhammad, prophet who married a six year old girl at 50 years old

      @saltycanadian2467@saltycanadian2467Ай бұрын
  • Now this is a Fight Night!

    @worldwolf9909@worldwolf9909Ай бұрын
  • Khmzat was a killer back then, many finishes but can’t see him steamroll Whittaker, that Gilbert fight checked him

    @joshuatorres1305@joshuatorres1305Ай бұрын
    • Yeah that’s what happens when you start fighting higher level competition

      @enriquemendoza2700@enriquemendoza2700Ай бұрын
    • He almost lost the Usman fight also .

      @Work782@Work782Ай бұрын
    • ​@@ethernetify the Usman he fought isn't the same one that fought Colby, masvidal and Leon, be real. Usman was straight off the couch and had half the fan base thinking he won

      @NoahCanFB@NoahCanFBАй бұрын
    • @@ethernetify : Volk was the P4P back then. Usman wasn't champion anymore .

      @Work782@Work782Ай бұрын
    • @@NoahCanFBkhamzats the greatest fighter weve ever seen to date get real casual

      @DJ_Hxpe@DJ_HxpeАй бұрын
  • Rashad always so happy

    @MainCardMinute@MainCardMinuteАй бұрын
  • Everybody wanted Makachev vs. Chimaev. Not that boring match up.

    @tomascech6772@tomascech6772Ай бұрын
    • Chimaevs too big

      @readmycomments100@readmycomments10025 күн бұрын
    • Would never happen anyway. Muslim guys from that part of the world don't fight each other.

      @predawnbobcat@predawnbobcat22 күн бұрын
  • Khamzat Chimaev 👑💪💪💪❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    @tigr6246@tigr6246Ай бұрын
  • Betting house on chimaev easiest win lol

    @jc4418@jc4418Ай бұрын
  • Alan jouban looks like an asian Paulo costa lol

    @leandroantelo7154@leandroantelo7154Ай бұрын
    • Yes and Rashad the predator

      @lex350us@lex350usАй бұрын
  • Strickland vs. Costa 👊🏻 make it happen!!! Both respectfully lost there last fight but looked good doing it 💯 💪🏻

    @Zinkaman1@Zinkaman1Ай бұрын
  • Lolol Rashad got that pooka shell necklace 😂

    @MrMonkeySocks@MrMonkeySocksАй бұрын
  • Tasty fight , taking Rob due to experience & hunger 4 that belt back . Saudis 🇸🇦 b going crazy 4 Khamzat

    @albev75@albev75Ай бұрын
  • Free fight night better than the $80 ufc 301...

    @Misitos_@Misitos_Ай бұрын
  • I miss watching Alan Jouban fight-always 100%.

    @drivebyquipper@drivebyquipperАй бұрын
  • Whittaker has incredible takedown defence, so it will be interesting to see how Chimaev does. I'm still backing my guy Bobby Knuckles.

    @theguvnor3880@theguvnor3880Ай бұрын
    • I don’t know about that for me seems like DDP took him down so easily

      @bmwbavaria3991@bmwbavaria3991Ай бұрын
  • BOBBY KNUCKLES IS THE TRUE GOAT IN 185LBS. THE REAPER WILL BE THE CHAMP SOON.

    @boonesaints9788@boonesaints9788Ай бұрын
  • Big risk for Rob's career. A loss would put a wrap on any future title shots at MW.

    @Razear@RazearАй бұрын
    • Not true

      @benkewming1910@benkewming1910Ай бұрын
  • Can't wait to see casuals reaction to whittaker loss 😂😂😂. Joke aside, he's a great guy, though

    @blueskull1119@blueskull1119Ай бұрын
  • Whitaker 1-2 head kick

    @BullyBatFleck@BullyBatFleckАй бұрын
  • Rob gonna smash this pretender back to 170

    @stevemorgan7944@stevemorgan7944Ай бұрын
    • In your dreams

      @rayhanatalferdaws7363@rayhanatalferdaws7363Ай бұрын
  • forgetting its in SAUDI ARABIA! Thats going to be kind of a hometown advantage for khamzat those guys DO NOT lose there.

    @Izzy-zh8ck@Izzy-zh8ckАй бұрын
    • Famous last words. Lol!

      @drivebyquipper@drivebyquipperАй бұрын
  • Chimaev is strong for sure. The burns fight showed some of his weaknesses tho 1. cardio/pacing in the later rounds he was way worse than in the earlier rounds because he is just not used to the longer fights where he is overpowering is opponents and finishes them 2. he fought too cocky and reckless trying to get a knockout against burns and threw all caution to the winds eating haymakers that nearly finished him in the process 3. his ground game is good, but not on the level of khabib/islam who have no problem going to the ground with top bjj guys like oliveira. Khamzat did not try to take burns down after burns tried one armbar and he said it himself he was not going to risk that. Have a look how Islam handled the submission attempts from Olivier’s and his mindset that he is stronger in the ground. Also his pacing in the usman fight was the very same again trying everything he can in the first round to get usman out and then later declining with lots of people saying usman found is grove and was getting the upperhand. (Granted khamzat broke his hand so sure it is expected to decline after that) but my main point is his pacing early is too much h to really fight 5 rounds which he is just not used to. I am interested and don’t know who I think this is going to. But I think I lean towards khamzat because he can grapple and wrestle Whitaker which he did not want to do against burns.

    @asdqqq846@asdqqq846Ай бұрын
  • The two russians didn't even agree to fight!

    @MMAVoodoo@MMAVoodooАй бұрын
  • Khamzat is gonna knockout Whittaker. Respectfully

    @issue_it_out@issue_it_outАй бұрын
  • If you pick Whittaker, you're a casual. Whittaker got puncher's chance. Khamzat is gonna come full steam, he's hungry

    @victorchamp3461@victorchamp3461Ай бұрын
  • Is it 5 rounds?

    @GregoryDM@GregoryDMАй бұрын
    • Yo mama is 5 rounds

      @rockinrenoMC@rockinrenoMCАй бұрын
    • Yes all main events are 5 rounds

      @enriquemendoza2700@enriquemendoza2700Ай бұрын
  • I wish for Whittaker to win , but I think he is gonna get TKOED or KOED. I hope not but Robert's chin has been cracked heavy by Romero.😔

    @princedesperado7787@princedesperado7787Ай бұрын
  • Khamzat wins

    @josephmills9205@josephmills9205Ай бұрын
  • I wouldn’t say Whittaker looked amazing after almost getting Ko’d 🤣

    @jnunez5191@jnunez5191Ай бұрын
  • How many alley oops is khamzat going to get

    @chaddy9044@chaddy9044Ай бұрын
  • Rashad just mad his boy Usman lost to the better fighter in Chimaev

    @KingTerzi@KingTerziАй бұрын
  • Rob wins this with ease.

    @tshephomakweya8758@tshephomakweya8758Ай бұрын
  • Hey guys wake up to reality if Khamzat was man handling Usman on the ground what you think is gonna happen against Robert

    @RexxorDDG@RexxorDDGАй бұрын
  • Can fan boi pick even make weight should be the question 😂

    @craigdowling2610@craigdowling2610Ай бұрын
  • chImaeV needs a dominate wins , if not, hope he will smash himself out of the Ufc!

    @emerLaUss@emerLaUssАй бұрын
  • Would have rather seen Usman vs Whittaker and Khamzat vs Strickland..

    @tipdalilgator77@tipdalilgator77Ай бұрын
  • Karen got her wisdom teeth pulled?

    @ajmaneee@ajmaneeeАй бұрын
  • 🫠

    @ALI-cr4fy@ALI-cr4fyАй бұрын
  • If khamzat loose this fight He is doomed

    @G.O.A.T.A@G.O.A.T.AАй бұрын
  • He'll fail. Can't wait.

    @waalex11@waalex11Ай бұрын
  • Easy win for Whittaker. Chimaev is overrated.

    @13thHeaven@13thHeavenАй бұрын
    • I mean it’s not easy. He’s gotta survive the 1st 2 rounds. But I got Whittaker winning too

      @DJ-my2sh@DJ-my2shАй бұрын
    • Buggin 😂

      @Blessedholloway@BlessedhollowayАй бұрын
    • Always a bad sign when people start talking like this. Whittaker is on a decline hasn’t even looked that good lately. DDP was mauling him on the ground Khamzat could easily finish him in the first round.

      @apogee8149@apogee8149Ай бұрын
    • Bruh! This will be close, unless its an iq test lol

      @azurebadger@azurebadgerАй бұрын
    • ​@@Blessedholloway what's buggin is pretending to be another man 🤣 weird af

      @NoahCanFB@NoahCanFBАй бұрын
  • ⚡CHIMAEV DESTROYED WHITTAKER 🔥👊

    @Kuzdumov@KuzdumovАй бұрын
  • ⚡FOR KHAMZAT CHIMAEV 🔥💪👊👊

    @Kuzdumov@KuzdumovАй бұрын
  • Has Karyn always had a lisp? I never noticed lol

    @FartMcGwire@FartMcGwireАй бұрын
  • Chmaev’s biggest challenge yet. Whittaker is as tough as they come.

    @bourgkul@bourgkulАй бұрын
    • Usman and gilbert are better

      @Tannerr14@Tannerr14Ай бұрын
    • Borz runs thru him in 1

      @Nykandros@NykandrosАй бұрын
    • I think Burns is his biggest challenge

      @theeagle8381@theeagle8381Ай бұрын
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