Dana White is 'annoyingly' dropping the ball on Khamzat Chimaev, says UFC vet: "Dricus du Plessis would like to know"



Chael Sonnen recently shared his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev seemingly going radio silent and explained why Dana White potentially dropped the ball on capitalizing on the Chechen-born fighter's stardom.

Chimaev is coming off an incredible first-round submission victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 last October. Given his resume, it's no surprise that he's considered next in line to face Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight title. 

However, Chimaev's apparent health issues and going dark on social media over the past few months have put a dent in the media hype surrounding him.

Despite du Plessis calling for a fight against Chimaev after beating Sean Strickland in their rematch at UFC 312, there's been no solid update on when the two middleweight juggernauts will clash in the cage. Addressing the same, Sonnen believes the UFC potentially ruined their chance to make the most of him.

In an interview with Submission Radio, Sonnen opened up about Chimaev's status in the promotion and said:


"He [Chimaev] was a media darling, only two others had ever done [that] - Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey... This guy could not go wrong. The world loved him... Now, it's the exact opposite. You can't get an interview with him... We don't even know for sure what country he's living in. It really is a peculiar thing."


Sonnen continued:


"He's very clearly the No.1 contender and there's somebody in that region of the world with some influence that very much wants to make sure that it [title fight] happens. Why isn't it happening?... DDP would like to know when this is happening... It's getting to a point where it's annoying... You're going to crush the drive of the entire room."


Catch Chael Sonnen's comments below (26:31):

 

Comments

Post a Comment