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‘Khamzat is coming!’ - Bisping says UFC champ Usman should make up an excuse to ‘sidestep’ Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev returned for his fourth straight one-sided UFC win this past weekend, and like many fans and pundits, Michael Bisping seems to be fully on board his hype train. Chimaev easily dispatched a ranked contender in Li Jingliang, and the former middleweight champion says that win put the division on notice.

“Last night, Khamzat Chimaev officially arrived,” Bisping said on BT Sport’s UFC 267 review show. “I’m not saying Li Jingliang is the biggest name, but that’s a big step up in competition and that’s four times in a row now. These aren’t flukes.