“I think that Chimaev will win after all. It seems that this is his time, and, in principle, Burns has nothing to oppose against Chimaev in order to defeat him. But the fight should turn out to be interesting! I base myself on what I see. Chimaev is really good, and not because his opponents were weak. In general, I think, Chimaev, an early victory," Shtyrkov said.
On October 30 at UFC 267, Chimayev defeated Lee Jingliang with a choke hold in the first round. Burns fought his last fight on July 10 at UFC 264, defeating Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision.