Swedish UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev highly appreciates the fighting skills of Shavkat Rakhmonov, but made it clear that the Kazakhstani is not yet up to his level.
- Have you seen Rakhmonov's speeches? He has 15 consecutive finishes, the most on the roster. Do you think that he is the same fighter of the new superwave as you are?
- Who should count. I think a decent guy. If 15 fights and 15 finishes is a tough guy. Something like this. Worthy.
- Does he deserve the same hype that you have?
— Hype? Hype - I don't know. But I'm working. Everyone understands my level. And they understand the level of Shavkat. No one hit me in four fights [in the UFC]. Did you hit Shavkat in battle?
- Well...
- Only hit - in one battle?
- I do not think.
- Well, yes. Did they hit me? Not a single hit hit the UFC. Therefore, the level is understandable, one might say.
- Have you seen at least one fight of Rakhmonov?
- I didn't see it in particular. Now the UFC has abandoned the last [Rahmonov's fight], or some guys. I saw it in a group. He hit with a roundabout, won with dignity (February 5, Rakhmonov knocked out Carlston Harris. - ed. note). Congratulations boy.
