“You can’t take those shots as a Middleweight”- Robert whittekar sends a message to Khamzat Chimaev

Swapnil Rajwade | 31/05/2022
You can't take those shots as a Middleweight

Robert Whittaker recently had a message for Khamzat Chimaev. Rob thinks as a middleweight you cant take those shots that burns landed on Khamzat.

Khamzat Chimaev vs Gilbert Burns was one of the most exciting fights fans witnessed at UFC 273. The fight went to a decision and Khamzat got the better of it. It was a three round war between Khamzat and Gilbert and both ended up showing respect to each other after the fight.

Khamzat had ran through his opponents before fight Burns and was seen facing some adversity in the UFC for the first time. Gilber Burns landed some pretty heavy shots on Khamzat and even dropped him with heavy shot once. The MMA pundits believe that Khamzat was tested and came out impressive. Khamzat took a lot shots from Gilbert and also landed a lot in return.

Referring to the shots Khamzat took from Gilbert, Whittaker gave his response recently. Robert Whittaker is one of the top middleweights in the UFC. He was the champion in his division before Israel took it from him. Robert Whittekar said you can take those shots as a Middleweight that Burns landed on Khamzat.

“There are bigger guys. You can’t get away with certain things. You can’t take those shots Burns delivered on him as a Middleweight.”– Robert Whittaker on Khamzat:

Khamzat and Gilbert fought at 170 pounds which is the welterweight division. Robert here spoke about the middleweight division which is a 185 pounds. The middleweights are bigger and stronger compared to welterweights and that’s what Rob meant.

Rob had this message for Khamzat because Khamzat has his eyes on both the divisions. Chimaev even competed in the middleweight in UFC and wants to win a belt at both welterweight and middleweight. This potentially can spark talks between Khamzat and Robert and it would be on hell of a fight if it ever happens.

Robert has a great style and he can handle someone like Khamzat. While on the other hand Khamzat is relentless with his pressure and has no plans to stop irrespective of the weight class. Will this fight happen or not, only future will tell.

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Swapnil Rajwade

Swapnil Rajwade is a freelance UFC content writer at The SportsRush. Swapnil’s UFC journey started in 2015 and he got hooked on the sport immediately. He has written over 100 articles and uses his expertise and skill while working. Apart from being just a fan he also did some basic MMA training to understand the sport better. Swapnil has good analytical skills in breaking down fights as well as commentating about them. Apart from this Swapnil is a Financial Analyst and works with a multinational company. A huge fan of Cricket and MMA when it comes to sports.

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