Midnight Mania! Stephen Thompson believes Khamzat Chimaev push is ‘a slap in the face’ to established Welterweights
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Khamzat Chimaev is one of the brightest new stars of 2020, as a dominant 3-0 push in a very short period of time significantly raised his status. The hype train is in full swing, as he’s now a ranked Welterweight booked in a main event opposite surging contender Leon Edwards on January 20.
Stephen Thompson doesn’t buy into all the excitement. In fact, the former title challenger not far removed from his own main event slot against Geoff Neal on December 19 feels the whole thing is an insult to established contenders who fought tooth-and-nail to climb up the Welterweight ladder.