Khamzat Chimaev: When Joe Rogan suspected Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC momentum was derailed by Athletic commission's invovlement

UFC commentator and comedian Joe Rogan is a huge fan of UFC middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev. Rogan had previously suspected that Chimaev's momentum in the UFC was slowed due to the involvement of the Athletic Commission.

According to Rogan, Chimaev could have made the welterweight limit but was stopped by the Athletic Commission. He hadn't missed weight before in the UFC but could not continue the streak ahead of his fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 279 in September 2022.

Chimaev fought Kevin Holland in a 180-pound catchweight bout after the weight miss and secured a first-round submission win.

Speaking on his podcast, Rogan said:

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"Khamzat at 170, he's the motherf*cker. But can you be assured he can make 170 or did the Athletic Commission f*ck him because they pulled him out and said it looked bad. It was in New York and they have done things in the past which shows me they are very stringent with rules. The thing is they can say you look sick but everybody looks like that while making weight. I don't think he ever missed weight before in the UFC."

Check out Joe Rogan's comments below (0:13):

Chimaev has since then fought twice at middleweight defeating Kamaru Usman and Robert Whittaker. 'Borz' is currently next in line to get a title shot against Dricus du Plessis.

Chael Sonnen discusses Dricus du Plessis' chances against Khamzat Chimaev

Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev are expected to face off in the octagon for the middleweight title. Du Plessis has made two successful defenses of his crown against Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland but will face his toughest test till now against Chimaev.

UFC Hall of Famer, Chael Sonnen discussed the South African's chances against Chimaev and said:

''If you asked me about that fight two years ago, or a year ago, or even 6 months ago, I would have quickly dismissed it and told you Chimaev...but I don't feel that way anymore...I will tell you that the greatness of Dricus being a slow drip it is something that is now not only witnessed but recognized by the industry and he did it in a very short period of time."

Check out Chael Sonnen's comments below (8:22):

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A B. Tech in electrical engineering, Dabeer began his professional career in 2022 with Vairuhl LLC. Dabeer turned into an MMA fan after watching Nick Diaz’s one-round barnburner with Paul Daley in Strikeforce in 2011. His favorite fighter is Tony Ferguson, whom Dabeer loves for his skills and personality. However, ‘El Cucuy’ does not figure in his top-five MMA fighters of all time, with Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, and Khabib Nurmagomedov making that list.
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