UFC Fighters REACTIONS To Khamzat Chimaev VS Gilbert Burns
Big night, big fight, UFC 273. We had all been waiting for this bout for quite a while now. It finally happened. Khamza Chimaev and Gilbert Burns locked horns in the Octagon and the world looked on. Let’s see what thoughts have been shared by the contemporary fighters.
This is electric, Khamzat Chimaev locked horns with what we can call his toughest opponent ever since he made his way to UFC. Yes, the two squared off Saturday. April 9, 2022, at UFC 273 from inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Though most fans expected a quick finish at the hands of Khamzat Chimaev, the bout actually went all three rounds, exceeding expectations as one of the most entertaining fights of the year. This was people’s main event in UFC 273 and what a fight it turned out to be. Both men gave it all in the Octagon and we can take nothing away from Gilbert Burns, the man put on a great show.
There is no doubt that Khamzat Chimaev was tested in a bloody slugfest with Gilbert Burns in the “people’s main event” of UFC 273. However, after three brutal rounds, he came out victorious, still remaining undefeated in his UFC career. The atmosphere when these two collided was just electric. The crowd cheered both fighters on as momentum swung between the welterweight warriors, but they largely booed unanimous scorecards for Chimaev, who earned three 29-28 scores and improves to 11-0 as a pro. On the other hand, the UFC fighters kept asking for 2 more rounds between these two. Everyone was absolutely pumped up. Let’s take a look at how the UFC fighters and other people connected to the sport reacted to this bout.
Francis Nagannou took to Twitter and wrote, “Great War between 2 warriors! Congrats to both fighters. Maybe you guys can put some respect on Gilbert’s name now.” Yes, we agree with you Francis, Gilbert Burns without a shadow of a doubt earned a lot of people’s respect last night, the man brought in a great fight again Chimaev. So, take nothing away from Burns. The next we have here is Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock. WWE’s Brahma Bull took to Twitter and said, “Holy shit. What a fight!!! Burns/Chimaev” yeah bro, your sentiments are shared by millions watching this fight around the world. Michael Bisping also cheered for the people’s main event, Tweeting, “Amazing Fight”.
The people were so into the fight that they did not want it to end and on top of that, they were not too thrilled about the split decision. We saw some fighters demanding two more rounds. Henry Cejudo of UFC took to Twitter and wrote, “WE WANT 2 MORE ROUNDS! GIVE US WHAT WE WANT! What a fight!” yeah, you and me both, brother. What a fight, indeed. The fight went on for 3 full rounds and at the end, some people even thought that it is going to be a draw, or some people wished it was a draw. Look at this tweet from Belal Muhammad, “Amazing fight, give me a draw”. Well, the judges surely seemed to think otherwise. But yeah, we really do not blame Belal Muhammad for tweeting that because Gilbert Burns put up a hell of a fight, never making it easy for Khamzat Chimaev.
Stephen Thompson was also in the house baby, he seemed to be rooting for khamzat Chimaev or he just has a great judgment, he wrote on Twitter, “WOW!!!! WHAT A FIGHT!!!!! I think khamzat took it in the third but what a fight! Yeah, bro, he did take it in the third round! Daniel Cormier took to Twitter and wrote, “Right call! But what a damn fight boys!!! Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns, take a bow fellas! One of the best in the business, Dustin Poirier AKA the Diamond was also looking closely. Showing respect to both contenders, he wrote, “Respect! Great Fight!!”
Seems like the MMA fighter Jeremy Stephens was having a hell of a good time watching these two. He took to Twitter and wrote, “Sickest Welterw
Some people say that Gilbert Burns should not have gone in this fight, knowing that Khamzat Chimaev is an absolutely ruthless character when it comes to fighting in the cage. People are all praises for Burns for stepping up to the task so vigorously and doing a great job, giving us all a great fight to watch. Luke Thomas took to Twitter and wrote, “Says a lot about Burns’s character as a fighter that a bout he could’ve easily avoided – and few would blame him for that – is the fight he actually *requested*. Well done, Gilbert Burns. Gerald Meerschaert was surely having the time of his life, watching these two going at each other, he took to social media and wrote, “Wanna get completely annihilated tonight? Take a shot every time the clip of Khmzat sending me to the shadow realm plays during.”
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