Israel Adesanya puts his UFC middleweight title on the line in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi opposite undefeated contender Paulo Costa, but rising Khamzat Chimaev already has his eyes set on him.
Chimaev, who improved to 3-0 in just 66 days as a UFC fighter when he stopped Gerald Meerschaert in 17 seconds earlier this month in Las Vegas, vowed to one day “stop” both UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Adesanya.
When “The Last Stylebender” said he “don’t even know the guy,” referring to him as “the rat lip,” that appeared to have struck a nerve with the undefeated Russian prospect.