Aljamain Sterling compares Belal Muhammad to Khamzat Chimaev × 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 May not be the strongest grappler but he s a strong built dude - Aljamain Sterling explains why Belal Muhammad may be able to equal Khamzat Chimaev inside the octagon By Caleb Gebrewold Modified 13 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share From left to right: Aljamain Sterling, Belal Muhammad, and Khamzat Chimaev Despite a controversial week, Khamzat Chimaev put on a dominant performance at UFC 279. He quickly defeated Kevin Holland via submission to improve his mixed martial arts record to 12-0. Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes that he may be ahead of the entire welterweight division, but did list one welterweight who could give him problems. Ashrafak Ghani بابا اشرفک (Parody)@AshrafakbabaRussian Sambo is unbeatable. Holland has a black belt in BJJ - Look at how easily Khamzat Chimaev dismantled him. Overall, a win or a loss depends on the individual athlete's talent, but Pound for Pound, Sambo is a far superior fighting style. #UFC27916524Russian Sambo is unbeatable. Holland has a black belt in BJJ - Look at how easily Khamzat Chimaev dismantled him. Overall, a win or a loss depends on the individual athlete's talent, but Pound for Pound, Sambo is a far superior fighting style. #UFC279 https://t.co/8zEmA60IbQ While speaking on his FunkMasterMMA podcast, Aljamain Sterling broke down the welterweight division. He shared that he believes Khamzat Chimaev is a lock to eventually become a champion. "The rankings were Khamzat Chimaev at three behind Covington and behind Usman, and of course Leon Edwards, the champion. I can't see anyone else on this list who can really give him a significant challenge unless they are going to be specialists in the grappling department and not just BJJ. They have to have some type of wrestling. I think Khamzat is a shoo-in to be a champion already." He continued by listing one welterweight who he believes could give Chimaev problems. "When I look through the rankings, I see a guy like Belal Muhammad who may not be the strongest grappler, but he's a strong built dude who uses a grinding style to press you against the cage to neutralize your position, beat you up with knees, and if he can get the submission, he'll get the submission. He's a strong shredded dude... I think it's going to take a guy, or should I say style like that for Chimaev to run into that's going to be his equal. Maybe Usman, I think he can thwart some of that off but then I think if he gets Usman down, how does Usman get back to his feet?" Watch Aljamain Sterling's full comments on Belal Muhammad, Khamzat Chimaev and the welterweight division below (starting at the 1:09 mark): Belal Muhammad has not been shy about wanting the opportunity to fight Khamzat Chimaev. He previously called out Chimaev, to which he was told that the No.3-ranked welterweight would accept the fight under one condition: Belal Muhammad@bullyb170Stop picking on guys who don’t want to fight you .. only two fighters in the top 5 that haven’t fought Kamaru winner gets next . @danawhite @seanshelby twitter.com/KChimaev/statu…Khamzat Chimaev@KChimaevBORZ ?@NateDiaz209 @GamebredFighter @TheNotoriousMMA 121369BORZ ?@NateDiaz209 @GamebredFighter @TheNotoriousMMA https://t.co/DLjZYIYCXQStop picking on guys who don’t want to fight you .. only two fighters in the top 5 that haven’t fought Kamaru winner gets next . @danawhite @seanshelby twitter.com/KChimaev/statu… https://t.co/cUZmDaV9Ri Khamzat Chimaev@KChimaevI will fight you if you don't take the Palestinian flag into battle @bullyb170 8805634I will fight you if you don't take the Palestinian flag into battle @bullyb170 What s next for Khamzat Chimaev It seems like we have been hearing that Khamzat Chimaev is destined for a UFC title for quite some time now. His title shot was delayed due to Leon Edwards' shocking victory over Kamaru Usman. Had Usman retained his belt, Chimaev seemed to be next in line. Instead, it will likely take another fight before he gets his title shot, particularly after missing weight among other controversial moments during a rough fight week. One intriguing matchup would be Colby Covington, who Chimaev has previously called out. Khamzat Chimaev@KChimaevWhere are you ? ?@ColbyCovMMA10386635Where are you ? ?@ColbyCovMMA While Chimaev has accused Covington of ducking him, fans have set their eyes on a potential matchup between the two welterweights for quite some time. Covington hasn't fought many ranked fighters and people want to see how he will look against a top welterweight like Chimaev. 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? 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