Khamzat Chimaev isn’t sold on UFC welterweight champion and current men’s pound-for-pound No. 1 Kamaru Usman.
Despite virtually clearing out the welterweight division and defending his title five times, ‘Borz’ doesn’t think ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is all he’s cracked up to be.
Chimaev criticized Usman’s recent title defenses against Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal and questioned how many more rounds the 34-year-old has left in the tank.
“Brother, (Kamaru) Usman is almost (retired), his knees don’t work, his back hurts, his arm hurts, operation everywhere,” Khamzat told former UFC two-division champion Daniel Cormier ahead of his welterweight matchup with Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 (h/t BJPenn.