Dillashaw - on Chimayev: "He's earned his hype."

T.J. Dillashaw, former UFC lightweight champion, shared his opinion on the organization's middleweight prospect Hamzat Chimaev.

"Chimaev, by all accounts, is very strong. I don't think he's being over-praised - he's earned all his hype. Really, I wish he would fight more often. He has a lot of fans. I'd watch a Hamzat fight against Bo Nickal. Nickal is good because he's been fighting for a long time and is used to using his skills over and over again. Misses a transfer to the ground - immediately goes for another attempt. He exhausts even other good wrestlers. Nickal can get caught, someone can knock him out. But that goes for any fighter in general," Dillashaw said.

"Chimaev is apparently very strong. I don't think he's being over-praised - he deserves all his hype. Really, I wish he would fight more often. He has a lot of fans. I'd watch a Hamzat fight against Bo Nickal. Nickal is good because he's been fighting for a long time and is used to using his skills over and over again. Misses a transfer to the ground - immediately goes for another attempt. He exhausts even other good wrestlers. Nickal can get caught, someone can knock him out. But that goes for any fighter in general," Dillashaw said.