“Always gasses” – UFC legend warns of disastrous night at the office for Khamzat Chimaev in ranked clash against Robert Whittaker

The highly anticipated return of Khamzat Chimaev to the octagon is scheduled for June, where he will go head-to-head with Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC on ABC 6. Providing his thoughts on the upcoming matchup, Michael Bisping expressed that it could prove to be a challenging night for the currently undefeated No.11-ranked middleweight.

During an episode of his podcast, Believe You Me, the UFC Hall of Famer spoke and said:

“This is the first five round fight that he’s been in, which, automatically, if you’re in the corner of Khamzat Chimaev, you’ve got to be concerned. One thing Robert Whittaker is not going to do is run out of gas. He’s very, very experienced fighting at the highest level for a long time. Without getting into the X’s and O’s, the obvious thing is Khamzat always gasses. He’s a tremendous force of nature.”

Bisping went on to say:

“The way he takes people down and dominates them right from the opening bell. I mean, he did the same thing against Kamaru Usman – granted didn’t get the finish – but he definitely did slow down. Against Gilbert Burns, same thing. He had a great round one. Two and three were kind of close. Five rounds against somebody like Robert Whittaker, if he can’t finish him early, that could be a disastrous night for him in Saudi Arabia.”

Take a look at Michael Bisping’s thoughts on the Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev matchup in the statement below:

Not only is Chimaev preparing for his first ever five-round battle in his mixed martial arts journey, but he is also gearing up to take on a ranked middleweight opponent for the first time. Concerns have been raised about his ability to compete in the middleweight division, with several echoing Bisping’s belief that he may struggle if he is unable to secure an early victory.

Experts give their predictions for the highly anticipated Whittaker vs. Chimaev matchup

Despite his dominant performance in the world of mixed martial arts, Khamzat Chimaev will encounter his most challenging opponent yet in Robert Whittaker at UFC on ABC 6.

During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, UFC commentator Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on the upcoming middleweight title eliminator.

“Bro, Whittaker versus Khamzat is legit. That’s a real fight. That’s a real fight for Khamzat because Whittaker’s a big dude. He’s a big, I mean solid, beefy 185, former champion. Both guys started at 170, but it was too hard to make the 170. That’s a real 185er.”

Joe Rogan’s thoughts on the Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev fight can be found in the following comments.

Rogan acknowledged that Kamaru Usman had a short 10-day training period for his previous fight against Chimaev, citing the latter’s bad knees as a potential hindrance. However, he also mentioned that the ex-welterweight champion had a good chance of winning the match if it had lasted five rounds.