Khamzat Chimaev Calls Out the Whole Division, Usman Nurmagomedov Is UFC-Bound & Song Yadong Just Shocked the World
You're Welcome! With Chael SonnenShow Notes
Khamzat Chimaev is calling out Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis, Nassourdine Imavov, and Caio Borralho all at once. Usman Nurmagomedov is UFC-bound and Dan Hooker is the only one raising his hand. Song Yadong knocked out Umar Nurmagomedov as a massive underdog in Shanghai, and Chael doesn't think the better fighter won. Usman jumps the cage to get to his fallen brother. Against the rules? Yes. Awesome? Also yes. Muhammad Mokaev won a championship and wants back into the UFC.
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