“I'm in awe of this guy. I believe he will destroy Colby Covington. The only one who can defeat Chimaev is Kamaru Usman. He just takes everyone else to school. No jokes," Cejudo said.
Chimaev had his last fight on October 30 at UFC 267, defeating Lee Jingliang by rear naked choke.
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