Cannonier: Chimaev deserves middleweight title shot

Top American Middleweight UFC Jared Cannonier expressed confidence that Khamzat Chimaev did not earn the right to fight for the belt in the middle division.

“I believe that the title fight must first be earned. Of course, I understand the business side, but if Chimaev is given a fight for the title, it will not look very cool.

In my opinion, before the championship fight, he must at least go through someone from the top ten of the rating. To get to the top, he needs to fight me, Whittaker or Adesanya. But I don't care what they do with him. I am focused on myself, not on him, ”Cannonier said in an interview with Helen Yee.