While blowout victories are nice, Khamzat Chimaev gained a measure of credibility in his three-round war against Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.
To hear him tell it, it was exactly the type of test that Chimaev desired.
“I like that s—t,” Chimaev said at Saturday’s post-fight press conference. “I love my face bloody and sweaty and kick somebody, punch somebody. Make money, I got [$50,000]. I’m happy.
“Before, I didn’t get that fight. It was my first fight like that. I loved it. I was waiting for that for a long time.