Josh Thomson breaks down Khamzat Chimaev's potential at middleweight × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Robert Whittaker is the guy you keep him away from - Josh Thomson breaks down Khamzat Chimaev s potential at middleweight explains why The Reaper is the nightmare matchup for Borz By Caleb Gebrewold Modified 27 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Robert Whittaker (left); Khamzat Chimaev (right) Following Khamzat Chimaev missing weight at UFC 279, many have speculated that he will move up to middleweight for his next bout. The No.3-ranked welterweight seemingly confirmed the move this past weekend. Former UFC fighter and current MMA analyst Josh Thomson recently discussed Chimaev's options in the middleweight division. Khamzat Chimaev@KChimaev1 8 5 2147511531 8 5 https://t.co/urOK6BPayG Speaking on his Weighing In podcast, Thomson revealed his thoughts on Chimaev's middleweight future. 'The Punk' claimed the fight to make for the unbeaten phenom is Paulo Costa, followed closely by Marvin Vettori. Speaking about a potential Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker matchup, Thomson said: "I think Whittaker is just all-around, too many weapons. I could be wrong. I think if we see him fight Paulo Costa and has a great performance, we see him fight Marvin Vettori and has a great performance... Probably skip Whittaker and go to whoever's the champ at the time, whether it's Pereira or whether it's Izzy." Thomson elaborated on a potential matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker, adding: "Robert Whittaker's probably the guy you try to keep away from him. I think Robert Whittaker, he's someone that's going to really push him." Watch Josh Thomson's full comments on Khamzat Chimaev's future below (starting at the 1:06:45 mark): Khamzat Chimaev on potential fight against Israel Adesanya Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is set to attempt to defend his belt for the sixth time at UFC 281 in November. Khamzat Chimaev, who has made it clear that he is eyeing the middleweight strap, believes that Adesanya will be an easy fight for him. Khamzat Chimaev@KChimaev7529345https://t.co/96JT26ixUV Speaking with Henry Cejudo on his YouTube Channel, Chimaev discussed a potential fight against Adesanya. He reiterated that he will make light work of the Kiwi considering the stylistic matchup: "I'm ready for him. How he fights a guy, for me, makes comfortable when I see the fight. He gets taken down and he gives his back to the guy, who's not a wrestler, not ground guy. All his fights, he's only doing stand up... Robert Whittaker take his back. When I see that, if I take his back, I'll take off his head." Watch Chimaev's full comments on Israel Adesanya below: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by C. Naik × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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