Islam Makhachev, UFC lightweight champion, commented on Khamzat Chimaev’s victory in the fight with Kamaru Usman. Makhachev noted that Usman gave Khamzat a worthy rebuff.
“The fight turned out to be quite competitive, although Usman came out on short notice. This is a guy with a lot of experience. And he took advantage of this experience. Chimaev decided to take him with pressure and pressure. I thought it would be easy, but Usman gave a worthy rebuff.”
Let us remind you that Chimaev won against Usman only by majority decision.