Samj

[Borz 🐺🐺🐺 @borz185]

No fighter could cut that much on 6 weeks without fully compromising his performance. Part of the blame is on the UFC (a fly by night company) who promised khamzat the 205 title and the other part is on Khamzat’s team for accepting that

[p1fw @p1fw_]

Chimaev held a 220+ pound guy down for 21 minutes while throwing output and chaining takedowns for 5 rounds 9 months ago. Then completely gassed out in 6 minutes vs Strickland. It’s very obvious the weight cut was a huge factor, alongside overtraining

[Championship Rounds @ChampRDS]

🚨 Khamzat Chimaev's brother says his body "shut down" during the weight cut for the Sean Strickland fight 😳

He says Khamzat originally had a deal in place to fight Jiri Prochazka at 205, but the UFC later called asking him to fight Strickland instead

According to him, Khamzat weighed as much as 231 lbs, and was still 214 lbs just two weeks before the fight

"There was a problem with the weight cut. The question became whether to cancel the fight or take the risk. When there was 1.2 kg left, his body shut down... Oxygen deprivation. His body malfunctioned.

We had to stop for an hour because his health wouldn't allow him to continue... Khamzat himself said he didn't know how he'd fight in that condition.

There was an agreement with the UFC that he would fight Jiri Prochazka at 205. The contract was already prepared, but then they asked him to fight Sean instead... so he accepted ands decided to cut from 105 kg [231 lbs] down to 84 kg [185 lbs].

By fight time he had only regained around 5-6 kg [11-13 lbs]... Two weeks before the fight he weighed 97 kg [214 lbs].

We've requested a rematch with Strickland. There's an event in Abu Dhabi in October and we want to do it there. Khamzat isn't the type of person to move to another weight class and leave unanswered questions behind. We want the second fight. Right now we have no other goals."

(via @sportsru)

[FREAK.MMA @FREAKMMA1]

‼️🤯Henry Cejudo believes Khamzat Chimaev beat Sean Strickland after rewatching the fight on mute

"We were able to watch the fight without sound. I thought Khamzat actually won this fight. From what I saw, it could've gone 4-1 Chimaev or maybe 3-2 Chimaev."

(via @pound4poundshow)

[MMA Pros Pick @MMA_PROS_PICK_]

🚨Kamaru Usman doesn’t understand how Khamzat Chimaev lost the fight

"When one guy is constantly marching forward, throwing jabs, mixing in overhands, getting takedowns, and doing that for almost five rounds, I don’t see how he loses the fight.

The other guy was backing up and jabbing the whole time."

via: @pound4poundshow

[Jed Meshew II @JedKMeshew]

Originally I thought that scoring Strickland vs Chimaev for either man was acceptable, but the Strickland fans have shown me the error of my ways.

Per the actual scoring criteria, that fight should have clearly been 3-2 Chimaev and any other score is wrong. 1, 3, 4 Borz

[Samj @Samj_cr]

@big38gohawkem Na bro that’s what they used to say. This don’t even feel like the same sport anymore

[BORZ DRIPMAEV @big38gohawkem]

They say "to be the champ you gotta beat the champ"

and i agree

you cant get walked down by a wrestler in a striking battle, get taken down and controlled multiple times while throwing a couple jabs and then be declared the winner?

Paramount ruined the UFC 🥀

[Khamzat Chimaev @KChimaev]

Let me know when you are ready @SStricklandMMA

[Shaheer @ShaheerQuan]

Never switching up, He'll be back.

[Full Violence ™ @Full_Violence]

Khamzat Chimaev lost last night for the first time. This is a man who came into MMA and showed us things we had genuinely never seen before. Bulldozing through contenders, barely taking a single punch, making former champions look like they had no business being in the cage with him. A man who once won two fights in ten days just to let the world know he was different. For a long time Khamzat Chimaev was the name nobody wanted to see across from them. A true boogeyman. His undefeated record spoke for itself for years. One loss doesn’t erase any of that. Respect to Borz 🐺

[Samj @Samj_cr]

@TruthfulUfcFan Gna be embarrassing when you watch the fight back without emotions and see clearly that khamzat won by every scoring criteria. Only one to blame are the retarded judges ruining this sport.

[Championship Rounds @ChampRDS]

🗣️ Arman Tsarukyan:

"We got submitted by the judges" 😭

[BORZ DRIPMAEV @big38gohawkem]

If doing absolutely nothing but retreat and landing pitty patty jabs on your opponents guard for 3 rounds made you champion

[G4G @gayforgambling]

UFC just lost all credibility with that split decision win for Sean Strickland anybody with a brain that watched knows Khamzat won unbelievable

[h2.blk @H2Blacko]

Robbery of century wtffffff Sean Strickland beats khamzat chimaev 😔 🐺 dog shit Judges #ufc328

[Tam Khan @Tamkhan]

Fucking robbery

Lost the last 2 rounds clearly

Pathetic

[MMA Joey @MMAJOEYC]

STRICKLAND GETS WALKED BACKWARDS THE ENTIRE FIGHT & GET OUTSTRUKE & SOMEHOW THEY SCORE IT FOR STRICKLAND????

HANDS DOWN 1 OF THE WORST ROBBERIES I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE SPORT

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Khamzat Chimaev got ROBBED!!!!