Khamzat Chimaev at a press conference, which took place after UFC Fight Night 178, said that he would be able to defeat both Kamaru Usman, the welterweight champion of the promotion, and Israel Adesanya, the organization's middleweight champion.
“I think that if I continue to work hard and do my job, none of them will challenge me. I will be able to stop both that and the other..." Chimaev said.