"I know I can beat Alex at his weight. I am 100% ready for this fight. However, Hamzat Chimaev will be next. That's why I asked Pereira to beat Magomed Ankalaev. I don't have any hatred for Ankalaev, I just would like to beat Alex, who is already a mixed martial arts legend.
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Strickland: "Whittaker was a tin can in the fight with Chimaev"