The UFC brought usman in on short notice and at 185 to give khamzat the ability to highlight reel him and he failed. Usman is not the same guy as 2021 goat version

I think Usman should fight Cannonier if he decided to stay at MW…

I had it at a draw honestly usman did all the damage even tho there wasn’t a lot but he got held down round one and taken down again in the third

@louitomlinson6360

7 ай бұрын

I agree, being outsruck on the feet should count for more than 40 seconds control time to end the round when no damage was done s a nd no submission attempts

He was supposed to dominate a short notice Usman. This makes me wonder if he could even beat a fully prepared Usman, much less want to see him as champion.

Gas tank wise.. he need to go to Dagestan see Khanib.. let Khabib train him a year.

@liamhyndman1172

7 ай бұрын

That’s not exactly how it works

@lucastfitness7299

7 ай бұрын

Is this a joke?

He did good in my opinion. I like the fact that he went to Dana outside of the cage to apologize for not finishing the fight. It shows that he wants to keep his word. The standup was a bit weird on both sides, Usman is a tough oponent to beat.

@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69

7 ай бұрын

He did good by failing to submit or even GnP usman even though he had back control the the entire first round, he did so good gassing out after round 1, claimed to have broken his hand from attempting rear naked chokes for 4 minutes as an excuse for gassing, did good by getting lit up on the feet by usman, did good by losing 2 rounds from getting outstruck by an 11 day fresh off the couch popped knee usman. Yeah he did so good. Everything was in Khamzat's favour yet he scraped a lucky win on the scorecards.. I'm not too sure if that constitutes as "good". I will give him props though, his takedowns are really good, as long as he even has a hold of a single foot he can basically take you down with ease

@nicholascoob1350

7 ай бұрын

@@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69 Nice to see a reasonable take on this fight, everyone is pretending like he smoked Usman or something.

It wasn’t impressive??? I’ve never seen Kamaru get handled like that

Great vid

Nice to see uploaded often now...keep going bro.

@jayyoung1241

7 ай бұрын

By the way im Asians too hahaha

Beat the welterweight goat with a broken hand = over hyped. Yeah for sure...

He didn't super disappoint but the win was bitter sweet and that's the 2nd time now where hes thrown out his game plan and just fought..that's not how ita gonna work for him.if he broke his hand the 1st round okay theres some room for understanding why rounds 2 and 3 played out the way they did..but he needs to fight within himself and use his striking to set up that insane wrestling he has cuz no one can stop him..he took usman down what 3 or 4 times...thats.more times combined than Colby and leon..that's just insane...I definitely agree with some others on here..now that he can travel to the US..its time to join AKA and team up with team Khabib..look what it's done for Belal

Khamzats striking defense got a lot better since the burns fight. Usman lost his last two fights, but we should never forget that he knocked out burns and masvidal and tkoed colby. Khamzat improved immensely in this defense..he can take anybody down in middleweight imo. His gastank is his biggest problem. If he gets Strickland this will be a fun fight. Imagine strickland beating another one of dana cashcows😂😂😂😂😂

@sTaGbEEtLeBanDIt-

7 ай бұрын

Usman isn’t a great striker the threat of his wrestling is what makes his strikes effective

So colby gets undeserved title shot, wins, and kamaru doesn’t get rematch after being up 2 on the champ?

Kamaru lost twice and everyone thinks he is washed lol, such a recency bias. Round 3 did not go for Kamaru, idk how ppl think that. You can see how midway through second Kamaru landed a jab and was like yo i can land against this mf and then started throwing, it took 7 minutes for the world champion a year ago to do that, how is this a disappointment? crazy

@EdHealey88

7 ай бұрын

Usman clearly landed more strikes in round 3.

@kalal9922

7 ай бұрын

Bruh kamaru officialy outsruck him in sig strikes by quite a margin and landed the cleaner shots.

This is such a disrespect to Usman he's a legend and a veteran you guys wanted khamzat to absolutely destroy what a shame!

Khamzat likely broke his wrist when he was on usmans back and usman dropped to get out of the submission

Good video. Just remember Usman is 0-3 in last 3 fights. But I like your honesty on Khamzat and how you’re not jumping on the bandwagon. He barely can beat a 170er

@ziotio

7 ай бұрын

He beat second greatest welterweight of all time , and his last fight vs Leon was So close draw easily

I think khamzat is what 29..so him being that young and fighting burns and Usman he is very impressive. He looks like he improved also from the burns fight. His cardio he has to work on.

Khamzat did very good. Remember Usman is the greatest welterweight and a championship fighter.

He ragdolled Usman. The only thing disappointing in him is his gas tank. If he fixes his pacing and cardio, he will be unstoppable as no one can stop his takedowns and superior wrestling, while having good striking

@lagginluther

7 ай бұрын

i agree. he gassed out and i wanted to see him be more dominant against usman.

@shadshadow201

7 ай бұрын

Ragdolled him only in the 1st round.

@dssdss4903

7 ай бұрын

To be fair he had time to fix this problem. He had months while usman had 12 days and still had better cardio the khamzat. He may just have that touch of death sadly but he did beat usman dominantly in that 1st round would have loved to see 5 rds

@mangekyospecter5401

7 ай бұрын

he did ragdoll him. he took him down and held him down with barely any damage, learn what ragdolling means

@socialmediaego

7 ай бұрын

He didn’t rag doll anyone. Usman defended against all his submissions. Khamzat gassed after 1 round. If Khamzat doesn’t get the finish in the 1st round he turns into a subpar striker.

Beating kamaru usman is always impressive doofus.

do how good was Benson Henderson

Hey Kiyon, He was very impressive in my opinion, he learned he cannot rely on that "seek and destroy" method anymore in the top5 after the match against Gilbert Burns. Now we are seeing a more smarter/calculated fighter in Khamzat who sets up his takedowns properly after feeling striking pattern/rhythm of his opponents lol. Not to mention his topcontrol is still very scary, he takes you down one and u're mostly staying there until the end of the round. I thought Jiri Prochazka(whom I think is likely the future of MMA) is the only one who has the highest chance of stopping Chimaev in his quest for triple champ status, but at this point after seeing Khamzat evolved, I'm not too sure anymore. His match against Usman might be somewht lackluster compare to his previous ones, but better to be calculated/composed than reckless in a high stakes match. Just my opinion

It’s crazy how people expect him to run through Usman. They’re both basically 170 pounders. Usman was a dominant champ and has never been controlled on the ground. I get the 10 days notice but still.

I'm fairly confident that it was Usman standing up and then dropping khamzat that broke khamzat hand

Belal v usman be interesting

Anyone who does that to usman first round is impressive but yeah gas tank is clearly an issue i wanna see him in a 5 rounder and how he does in 4 and 5 round if he gets there

@FinnMMA

7 ай бұрын

anyone that survives 2.5 rounds against Khamzat wins lol he has 0 gas tank its crazy

He didn't deliver on the hype but he did get the W. I can't knock it.

This take is terrible. Usman is not a geriatric has been who fights for moral victories. He is among the best in the world and Khamzat beat him.

@littlebrennan3

7 ай бұрын

Kamaru has little offensive BJJ, and still managed to prevent Khamzat’s submissions. Khamzat’s inability to finish him is worrying.

@novared103gaming3

7 ай бұрын

1 week notice fam this is indefensible b

Usman 11 day notice excuses is absolutely right, Since usman literally got no time to bulk up and get his weight right for the MW division, Cuz Like seriously usman at 170 look exactly like the same usman at 185, Crazyy

i feel like beating Kamaru Usman in and of itself is impressive no since when did beating one of the greatest welterweights to ever do it become unimpressive?

Usman would have won if it was a 5 round fight lol

Its insane how his striking can be such "bad" when hes been having some insane striking coaches in his career, but honestly I think its alot about "ring rust" as well, hes hardly been fighting lately and hes a guy that wanna fight as much as possible. Everyone that ever trained with him talks about Khamzat being such a beast and can go on forever, but still he seems to get tired fast - adrenaline dumps, issues after covid? Its both impressive and not impressive by Khamzat, the impressive part is of course how he ragdolled Usman in the first, no one has ever done that and I don't think anyone will ever do the same to Usman. Unimpressive part is his standup and gas tank, although he "should" have a good standup but im not too sure anymore about that.

Nah if Colby somehow beats Leon I think Kamaru should get a title shot for sure. He beat Colby twice and did a favor for the ufc by fighting a boogieman like Khamzat who no one in 170 or 185 ever called out except Bo Nickal I think. Colby literally just got a title shot just by beating Masvidal

I know people are gonna throw shade my way for this but in my opinion any good striker that can keep it on the feet mops Khamzat. All that said Khamzat should have to get through someone in the top 10 before getting a shot at the belt.

Khamzat broke his hand when Usman slammed him on his face as he tried to break the fall. That fight was a Draw. Take into consideration that Usman has only had 10 days to prepare.

Costa would not be an easy fight for Usman. No way! He beats either of these guys

I think Usman can get the 185 belt if he fights DDP for the title elimnater, and I think the UFC would 100% allow that to happen since he stepped up to fight khamzat, the UFC will do Usman any favor he wants Dana even said that they'll let him do whatever he wants, and Usman even called out DDP after the fight

@ziotio

7 ай бұрын

Agree

No, he didnt disappoint lmao. Ragdolling Usman is one of the most impressive things Ive ever watched. Wtf is wrong with people lol

28-28

Kamaru Usman the new Tyron Woodley??

The more Khamzat fight , the more he looks human. And even that is a crazy statement to say.

Nana?

Not overhyped 😂😂 beat the 2nd best ww of all time comfortably

I break my wrist I’m going to the hospital, not fighting one of the greatest former ufc champions still in the game. Lol he still got the W and fought a really well rounded fighter. This isn’t a fair take in my opinion with all things considered.

Clickbait nonsense.

I think people are forgetting when Borz started out in the ufc he fought people that where not on his level now he is facing high championship caliber fighters now I think your expectations for him are to high your expecting him to destroy everyone who gets put in front of him dude is not khabib

he was fighting usman like come on

Khamzat is good. Usman's punches are knockout punches and he survived.

people so mad that he ddidnt finish one of the best fighters of all teim lmao . if the first round wasnt a statement idk what to say. colby couldnt beat him, woodley, jorge , all the top WW couldnt beat him .

Round 1 was a 8-10 for khamzat the striking was mostly even id edge usman slightly in the striking but wirh the first round and the takedowns and control time and fairly close striking khamzat took it but it was close and not a dominate win

Is bro not putting much effort in these videos anymore

how do you justify colby fighting for the belt then ? in what world does that makes sense ? it doesnt

Round 2-3 to Usman

maru destroys khamzat at WW but he was too scared to make his own weightclass lmfao get khamzat off the ww rankings asap

My brotha ! You should work on losing them fat tissues in your body . You don't them chubby shit going on while you are trying to build your ideal body.

He got obvious issue with gas tank for sure but man,. He fought Usman ffs, best of all time. Ive never seen Usman got manhandle like that. And with broken wrist? Come on. Im a fan of Khamzat too. He still human. Just because he not dominate you guys booing him and dissapointed? Probably he gave so much hype and finishes before that you want himto do that for all fighter, no! They were just cans and really out of his league. You cant expect him to dominate every fighter. He fight better guys now and it is more fun like this, not one sided.

Usman still beats colby any day of the week

Dude farted at 7:35

I don't think he's a disappointment he fought Usman who 2-4 years ago was consider the best of all time and beat him. the fight wasn't super exciting but that's how Usman fights in general. I think khamzat did good not great but super good.

@Fredhamnewey

7 ай бұрын

Lol how is this usmans fault now..dude didnt even get one td was all about striking

Draw

He should have easily won this fight but he didn’t. He didn’t do anything impressive.

In my opinion Khamzat didn't prove that he's one of the best at mw. He could'nt finish past prime Kamaru while being behind his back for almost entire round. I think Dricus must get title shot next. As for Khamzat at this point Vettori gives him massive trouble and Whittaker beats him quite easy.

@dawky0

7 ай бұрын

Im scared for whittaker will be not the same after that DDP lost

@FinnMMA

7 ай бұрын

facts and 0 gas tank in the 3rd round at the end he was already done if there was a 4th round Usman by KO man unlucky

@T_995

7 ай бұрын

Vettori? He may not be the same after his last fight . That was tough to watch .

Bruh wtf🤣🤣

Khamzat also took a killer in short notice. Usman is still elite and is a harder fight than Costa. He also beat Usman by mostly grappling, which is the hardest path.

@corspencer

7 ай бұрын

You've got that statement backwards. Usman took him on in 11 days short notice!! And at a weight disadvantage!

@samuelstephens9921

7 ай бұрын

@@corspencer they both accepted a new opponent that they weren't preparing for on 11 days notice. Obviously Usman didn't have a full camp. But again, he was a much tougher matchup than Costa.

@corspencer

7 ай бұрын

@@samuelstephens9921 Costa is all talk!

Khamzat is just as impressive as Usman. A lot of Usman's best battles weren't domination fights, they were close. He beat the best welterweight of all time. give him a break.

Hehe speak for yourself I was never on the Khazmat train… #Shavkatisbetter

What a strange take imo. IMO 1 and 3 clearly for Khamzat. He fought goddamn Kamaru Usman, getting a clear win against him is a major achievement. Remember this was just as short notice for Khamzat as it was for Kamaru.

@Angelo-vk8wp

7 ай бұрын

Khamzat is 29,almost 30.He is supposed to be in his absolute athletic prime,yet he gasses out in 5 minutes

@Fredhamnewey

7 ай бұрын

Lol dont tell me ...see how islam koed alex thats how you do it againt a short notice fighter

@Chris-yp6zm

7 ай бұрын

How is it strange? He struggled to finish and did almost no damage against a 12 days notice welterweight. Yes, Kamaru is still a welterweight, he's not an actual middleweight.

@edwardkielbasa5950

7 ай бұрын

@@Fredhamnewey Crazy. You seriously expect that to be the norm? How imature to actually believe a nr 1 P4P fighter for years in Kamaru is supossed to just get ko'd in first round. This is top level fightng not playground - short notice or not its still best fighting the best.

@edwardkielbasa5950

7 ай бұрын

@@Chris-yp6zmAs stated before - show me last time Kamaru lost without putting up a fight. Short notice or not, this is an experienced champion he is not going to get destroyed against noone.

People have absurd expectations for Khamzat. They expect him to just crush competition like he did unranked guys. He's in the big leagues now, there are no easy match ups. He manhandled Usman like no one has ever done, and despite losing in the striking, he was the overall aggressor and had an insane amount of control time. I don't like Khamzat at all, but this fight did the opposite of disappoint, he proved to me he is the real deal. Specially at MW where there are virtually no wrestlers.

Your tripping usman got manhandled and he's supposed to be the top wrestler in ufc. Idk about draw khamzat one maybe by decision but nobody choosing usman at th3 end of this fight

@Fredhamnewey

7 ай бұрын

Lol wrestler at 170

"Did Khamzat Chimaev Disappoint?" YES!

Nope he didn't hope he whoops Strickland

He was fighting Kamaru Usman. KAMARU USMAN! He won a close decision, I thought Usman won 2 rounds but fair. He didn't disappoint at all