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Kamaru Usman Breaks Silence On Khamzat Chimaev, Zero Doubt I Can Beat Him

Published: 04/15/2022

Kamaru Usman -- the UFC welterweight champ and top pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world -- is breaking his silence on (likely) future opponent Khamzat ... telling TMZ Sports, he's down to fight Chimaev, but it's gonna cost him that undefeated record! "I've never had a doubt that I can and will…

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Gilbert Burns Breaks Silence On Khamzat Fight, Talks Rematch, Can Chimaev Beat Usman??

Published: 04/12/2022

Gilbert Burns wants a rematch with Khamzat Chimaev! TMZ Sports talked to 35-year-old Burns -- the first time the UFC star has broken his silence since leaving the Octagon after losing a 3-round decision at UFC 273 -- and chopped it up about everything from a rematch, what it was fighting Khamzat,…

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Dana White Wants Khamzat To Fight Colby Covington IF He Beats Burns At UFC 273

Published: 04/08/2022

Dana White says Khamzat Chimaev will likely fight Colby Covington ... IF he can get past Gilbert Burns -- the #2 ranked contender -- at UFC 273 Saturday night. The UFC honcho joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs weeknights on FS1) ... and was asked if Chimaev, the #11 ranked…

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Khamzat Chimaev Says Kamaru Usman's Scared Of Him So He's Coaching Gilbert Burns

Published: 04/07/2022

Khamzat Chimaev says he knows why Kamaru Usman is helping prep former friend and training partner-turned-rival Gilbert Burns for their fight ... 'cause the welterweight champ is "scared." TMZ Sports talked to the 27-year-old undefeated fighter days before his huge UFC 273 scrap with 35-year-old…

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Gilbert Burns Says Kamaru Usman Is Helping Him Train For Khamzat Chimaev

Published: 04/01/2022

If Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman had any bad blood ... the beef has officially been squashed, 'cause the pound-for-pound king/welterweight champ is helping train "Durinho" for his fight with Khamzat Chimaev. TMZ Sports talked to 35-year-old Burns just a week and a half before his highly…

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Gilbert Burns Believes He'll Finish Khamzat Chimaev In 2nd or 3rd Rd. at UFC 273

Published: 03/13/2022

Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev isn't the main event at UFC 273, but it's the fight everyone's dying to see ... and Durinho says he'd love to flatline the undefeated fighter, he believes the highly anticipated fight will be a slugfest. "The perfect scenario, I'll go there and take the guy out…

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Nick Maximov Calls Out Khamzat Chimaev, 'Fight Me Next!'

Published: 02/07/2022

"Khamzat is fighting all these little ass guys, but I'd like to fight him next." That's rising star Nick Maximov talking to TMZ Sports at Planet Hollywood in Vegas hours after his UFC Fight Night win, calling out one of the most feared guys in the UFC ... undefeated 27-year-old, Chechen-born…

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Dana White Says He's COVID-19 Free, 'Thank You, Dr. Joe Rogan'

Published: 12/04/2021

Great news! UFC president Dana White is officially COVID-19 free ... telling TMZ Sports he tested negative for the virus, and he's crediting Joe Rogan's suggested treatment plan of monoclonal antibodies, NAD drip, vitamins, and Ivermectin for the swift recovery. "I feel incredible! Today is day 5…

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Nate Diaz Says He's Not Fighting Khamzat, Give Me A Legit Top 10 Opponent!

Published: 12/02/2021

Nate Diaz says he is NOT fighting Khamzat Chimaev -- regardless of who wants to see them scrap -- telling TMZ Sports the Chechen fighter is a "rookie" who flat-out just ain't on his level. We talked to the UFC superstar at Brickhouse boxing gym in North Hollywood ... and we asked him about the…

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