Khamzat Chimaev feels Kamaru Usman's dreams of fighting Canelo Alvarez disappeared after head-kick KO loss to Leon Edwards × 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 It was funny to watch the guy was too much high up - Khamzat Chimaev feels Kamaru Usman s dreams of fighting Canelo Alvarez disappeared after head-kick KO loss to Leon Edwards By Puneet Sharma Modified 05 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Khamzat Chimaev (left) and Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards (right) [Image credits: @btsportufc on Twitter] Khamzat Chimaev has weighed in on the recent title fight between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards, which took place at UFC 278. 'Borz' recently sat down for an interview with Brett Okamoto for ESPN MMA ahead of his own fight this weekend. At one point during the conversation, the Chechen-born Swede commented on Usman vs. Edwards, suggesting that Usman's constant push for a boxing match with Canelo Alvarez might not bear any fruit now that he has lost in the UFC. Chimaev also thinks that 'The Nigerian Nightmare' might never be the same after the brutal knockout loss at UFC 278. "Crazy fight. Yeah, good fight. I learned a lot of things... It was funny to watch. The guy [Usman] was too much high up and you know, 'I'm gonna fight with Canelo' and things, you know. And he gets shot. He [wasn't] focused... Leon [came] and shot his head and dropped the guy. I don't think he'll [ever] be the same guy again." You can watch the full interview below: Usman faced Edwards for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 278. The contest was going the champion's way, but in the last minute of the fight, 'Rocky' landed a brutal headkick that knocked 'The Nigerian Nightmare' out cold, resulting in Edwards being crowned the new champion. UFC on BT Sport@btsportufcOne moment.One second.One head kick.That's all it took for @Leon_edwardsmma to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion! #UFC2781015103One moment.One second.One head kick.That's all it took for @Leon_edwardsmma to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion! #UFC278 https://t.co/azfrOZCCG7 Kamaru Usman weighs in on Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz After just five UFC appearances, Khamzat Chimaev will headline his first pay-per-view event in the promotion at UFC 279. 'Borz' will take on MMA royalty Nate Diaz in a five-round welterweight matchup. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post During his appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, Kamaru Usman called the matchup "bizzare." He added that Khamzat Chimaev needs to defeat Colby Covington to be truly deserving of a title shot. "You can't [count out Nate Diaz], but it's a bizarre fight. It's a bizarre fight that doesn't really make sense. I still think it's hard to just say Khamzat [gets the next title shot]. You gotta jump Gilbert Burns, you jump Masvidal... I think what's more interesting is him versus Covington. That's the ultimate test, because Covington does everything... Yeah, it's Covington, you gotta get past Covington." Catch Usman's thoughts in the JRE clip below: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Harvey Leonard × 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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