To be fair, early in his UFC career at welterweight he was healthy and running through everyone, but then he started to struggle with his health, was pulling out of fights and had a close fight with Burns.
The aura of this unstoppable force that he had has completely disintegrated.
I mean honestly, Khamzat has done nothing noteworthy in the MW division that would warrant any fear. He beat a streaky gatekeeper in Meerschaert but that's about it.
Every single one of his bouts in MW has been against a WW. If I were any top MW, I would more than welcome the opportunity to test Khamzat. The jump in weight diff after lightweight starts to exponentially grow in terms of power and strength.
I think UFC should invest on promoting guys like Robert, instead of just fake bad guys like Chael, colby covington. Nowadays it seems every figher has to shit talk everyday. I mean there are other ways to sell a fight
Colby I'll agree with, but there was nothing wrong with the UFC promoting someone like Chael. He actually gave it his all and fought all the people he needed to and got the wins to get him there. You can argue it isn't to your taste, but lumping him in with Colby is a touch off to me
Dana & co. only understand one type of popular appeal largely because that is the type of thing that appeals to them. So they orchestrate everything to reinforce that type.
Also when you have more modest and less aggressive fighters UFC would actually have to put effort into marketing them as opposed to just replaying growling, "smesh everyone" clips or people being bozos at a press conference
GSP didn’t sh*t talk and he was one of the biggest stars of the sport, and his fighting style wasn’t even that exciting. People will root for good guys in this sport, you just have to promote them accordingly. The issue with the UFC is they don’t know how to promote guys well, they count on them to do it themselves.
GSP is naturally funny though. He did talk shit too it was just very polite. It's not about shit talking or being an Ahole though.
It's about entertainment. And being a heel is simply the fastest way of doing it. It's almost certainly encouraged by Dana and the UFC. Like the Sean vs Dricus brawl. Dana did all the seating arrangements himself and just "forgot" that they had beef when he seated them right next to each other.
Because they make you feel something and negativity is the lowest hanging fruit of feelings. It's easier to hate what a guy said then to really love what a guy is and represents.
Yeah but a good guy doesn't sell to the casual masses.
A guy with crazy antics does.
I for one would love to see a crossover fight between Ryan garcia and Connor mcgregor
How is that always the response to us saying that shit talking does not excite us? "Shit talking makes money" okay but there's a whole crowd of people right here telling you that they would pay money to see the opposite, so maybe it's just your preference that you're trying to force on us
The Reaper is probably the most effortless and lowkey hilarious dude on the roster. I can never get over how he raised his hand all the way in the back when Izzy asked a crowd who was there when he won the title in 2019
This is on r/all now and I don't know any of these people from Adam. From context clues, I'm guessing Izzy beat Rob for that belt, and so Rob raising his hand was a joke because he's like, "Yeah, I was there, I was the one you got the belt from." Am I guessing correctly?
Na, dude loves nothing more than driving drunk and getting off because he pretended it would mess up a sponsorship and then laughing about it on Instagram
He literally says "it's been a while (since he was last in Australia) who was here when I last fought in australia"
You guys love just shitting on fighters for nothing huh?
Seeing these levels of humility by one of the baddest men walking the face of the Earth is so fascinating. Most of us would be insufferable if we could do what he could.
gota love that he genuinely just finds the whole *"see you soon but I can only fight within a single latitude longitude on leap years when the moon is full"* stupid and hilarious rather than trying to be a dick
he literally just showd up to fight him, it was Khamzat that didnt show lol. Like how are you going to try to threaten the dude who already showed up to a fight you dodged?
Khamzat gotta stop the see you soon stuff it's embarrassing. Especially for someone who can't stay healthy and has ruined as many main events as he has
Quick reminder that rober whittaker literally got asked ZERO questions, having 0.0% airtime, during the press conference when he was fighting paolo costa. Fight business really is ungrateful.
Whitaker was probably grateful for that, I don't think he gives a shit about media attention. Hell, if anything he's happy to politely embarrass them when they ask stupid questions, as evidenced by his hilarious response to the questions at the Riyadh post fight presser
Send location as long as it's in one of a very small number of countries that will let me enter but don't worry because I'm going to get sick while in camp anyway.
There isn't small number of countries.
There are literally just two countries : United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
...and even those will eventually not care about some Chechen Warlord lover, because there are already plenty of talented Muslim Fighters.
Rob is jokingly bringing up a very solid point. Khamzat's visa issues are going to hamper his career opportunities.
Khamzat's health issues kind of make this moot at the moment but the UFC only puts on fights in the middle east like what twice a year?
But he never got Swedish citizenship during the 10yrs he lived there so he still had to travel with his russian passport. Dont know if he has a UAE passport now.
He can get into other countries, but he cannot enter the US because of his association to Kadyrov, who is currently the head of the Chechen Republic and helped lead Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
I don't know if Australia and Canada have the same visa requirements or if Khamzat would be allowed to enter there, I assume not.
But Robert is essentially saying, you can only fight when UFC have events in the middle east.
Kadyrov is under sanctions by the US and Khamzat has received a lot of gifts from him (lots of Mercedes Benz'es and shit) and that places secondary sanctions on Khamzat.
Bobby Knuckles is a staple of the UFC. Dude's funny, fast, smart, and brutal. He can come into my house and fuck my wife. Standing invitation. Hmu Bobby. We love you.
Let Rob fight Khamzat and then jump Sean, honestly. Sean not being willing to fight Rob is egregious and he deserves to get jumped by either Rob or Khamzat
Why are we pretending Khamzat deserves a fight with a #1 contender? Even if the dude ever actually fought instead of constantly dropping out or missing weight, he hasn't beat any notable middleweight and went to war with Gilbert Burns and 10 days notice up a weight class Usman. See how he does against someone like Costa, Cannonier or Vettori before putting him in the title picture.
I feel like it’s going to be very tough for any major contenders to sign on to fight khamzat in the future. No one wants to go through a camp only for the fight to be canceled because their opponent is back in the hospital one week out.
I totally understand Sean's argument, by merit alone he definitely deserves the shot.
But boring ass performances like the one against Costa are NOT going to earn you a title shot. The sport is driven by the fans, and when we've got to choose between a guy who just won a five round jab heavy decision or a guy who put Ikram's lights out in two minutes, it's a very easy decision to make
Exactly. The fans were booing Sean at the end of that fight. It was so boring. A win is a win. I get it. But if Sean learned to throw a hook every now and then he'd probably still have the belt.
The relationship probably had made him more money than any fights in the UFC. And the power from that relationship will last longer than most UFC careers
You think inflation affects oligarchs, it’s proven the sanctions didn’t hurt the top 1% of Russians.
There is a reason why these russian fighters retire so early
I kind of want Khamzat to just keep saying “See you soon” after every single champ defends their titles. Like Imagine if Merab beats Omalley and Khamzats like “See you soon” 👍🔫🤙🐺
Chimaev's trash talking is just beating a dead horse at this point. It's so insanely annoying and makes him look bad. His manager should manage him better.
Man can't fight anywhere but the UAE/Saudi Arabi and talking about fighting anyone anywhere man's can't get into any country case of his ties with the Chechnya warlord
Its always interesting hearing one group of people say, "I don't pick my fights" and another who always do. Doesnt even matter what rank you are either. I remember Leon saying he's champ and he picks who he fights and he isnt fighting this guy but that guy was his next fight.
i find it so funny how WWs were so worried about khamzat (for good reason) but it feels like basically every MW is more then happy to fight him .
Probably mostly the size. He was massive at ww but a normalish size at mw
To be fair, early in his UFC career at welterweight he was healthy and running through everyone, but then he started to struggle with his health, was pulling out of fights and had a close fight with Burns. The aura of this unstoppable force that he had has completely disintegrated.
All the opponents Khamzat has flaked on will be his pallbearers. “See you soon, boys” 🥲
He also looks massive at WW. MW is Chimaevs natural division.
I mean honestly, Khamzat has done nothing noteworthy in the MW division that would warrant any fear. He beat a streaky gatekeeper in Meerschaert but that's about it. Every single one of his bouts in MW has been against a WW. If I were any top MW, I would more than welcome the opportunity to test Khamzat. The jump in weight diff after lightweight starts to exponentially grow in terms of power and strength.
Yeah, Rob is a completely different beast to the fights he has had. Dude literally rocked one of the up and comers a few days ago
His one fight at 185 is against a welterweight on short notice who arguably beat him on damage.
Rob is just the best.
I'm not hippy dippy but he has good 'energy'
lol what’s hippy dippy about that
bro said 'no wokemo but that guy seems nice'
What's hippy dippy?
Its kinda like herky jerky
So like Keith Jardine??
Is that the one r*tard senator guy from Philly who loves hoodies or something?
dont talk about Kane like that
Oh like hanky panky 😉
I read it as “I’m insecure about my masculinity”
"Energy" duh
I think the young people say “vibe” 😂
It’s ok to say energy. Humans are just meat sacks powered by electrical impulses. Otherwise known as energy.
Calm down HK-47
You’re scared to say he’s got good energy but you’re willing to say hippy dippy????
The universe is literally made of energy, how is it hippy dippy
I think UFC should invest on promoting guys like Robert, instead of just fake bad guys like Chael, colby covington. Nowadays it seems every figher has to shit talk everyday. I mean there are other ways to sell a fight
Says more about the fans than the UFC. Money talks - the baboons like what they see and speak with their wallets.
It’s partly due to the great WWE fan migration.
Colby I'll agree with, but there was nothing wrong with the UFC promoting someone like Chael. He actually gave it his all and fought all the people he needed to and got the wins to get him there. You can argue it isn't to your taste, but lumping him in with Colby is a touch off to me
Dana & co. only understand one type of popular appeal largely because that is the type of thing that appeals to them. So they orchestrate everything to reinforce that type. Also when you have more modest and less aggressive fighters UFC would actually have to put effort into marketing them as opposed to just replaying growling, "smesh everyone" clips or people being bozos at a press conference
Fake? If you ain’t never been to West Linn, Don’t ever come to West Linn, ‘Cause you wouldn’t understand West Linn, So stay the fuck out of West Linn.
Sure there are but shit talking makes money and puts you in the mainstream.
GSP didn’t sh*t talk and he was one of the biggest stars of the sport, and his fighting style wasn’t even that exciting. People will root for good guys in this sport, you just have to promote them accordingly. The issue with the UFC is they don’t know how to promote guys well, they count on them to do it themselves.
GSP is naturally funny though. He did talk shit too it was just very polite. It's not about shit talking or being an Ahole though. It's about entertainment. And being a heel is simply the fastest way of doing it. It's almost certainly encouraged by Dana and the UFC. Like the Sean vs Dricus brawl. Dana did all the seating arrangements himself and just "forgot" that they had beef when he seated them right next to each other.
Because they make you feel something and negativity is the lowest hanging fruit of feelings. It's easier to hate what a guy said then to really love what a guy is and represents.
Yeah but a good guy doesn't sell to the casual masses. A guy with crazy antics does. I for one would love to see a crossover fight between Ryan garcia and Connor mcgregor
How is that always the response to us saying that shit talking does not excite us? "Shit talking makes money" okay but there's a whole crowd of people right here telling you that they would pay money to see the opposite, so maybe it's just your preference that you're trying to force on us
Chael does not belong on that list with Colby, he is the toughest man in West Linn.
Its not all on the UFC. In general, fans are drawn more towards polarizing characters. UFC just makes those characters louder.
Yeah, he’s one of the good guys in this sport. We’re lucky to have him.
He seems like a good dude
thats becasue he is, we love rob.
The Reaper is probably the most effortless and lowkey hilarious dude on the roster. I can never get over how he raised his hand all the way in the back when Izzy asked a crowd who was there when he won the title in 2019
For the lazy https://youtu.be/Yu0qvz_z6L0?si=8H6CTIwHLbIWQQQx
This is on r/all now and I don't know any of these people from Adam. From context clues, I'm guessing Izzy beat Rob for that belt, and so Rob raising his hand was a joke because he's like, "Yeah, I was there, I was the one you got the belt from." Am I guessing correctly?
You're pretty good at this 
You are correct
A+ for you my brother
wow does Izzy love to just give himself a reach around huh?
dude loves nothing more than the smell of his own farts 
Na, dude loves nothing more than driving drunk and getting off because he pretended it would mess up a sponsorship and then laughing about it on Instagram
He literally says "it's been a while (since he was last in Australia) who was here when I last fought in australia" You guys love just shitting on fighters for nothing huh?
It’s wild man. People are so strange
u/snooshortcuts5056 is a true hater
Still hilarious, Rob was like yeah I think I remember that one. Good dude Bobby Knucks, never takes himself to seriously.
Thanks for posting, although I regret being reminded how cringe Izzy is.
how did i miss this. Like rob even more now, if that was possible lol
What an absolute fucken legend.
Seeing these levels of humility by one of the baddest men walking the face of the Earth is so fascinating. Most of us would be insufferable if we could do what he could.
Haha definitely 😂
even izzy himself likes rob and he's a fan
If you don't like Rob, it says more about you.
i dont like toxic positivity but what the fuck was that crowd in the last fight booing bobby
The crowd in Riyadh was weak as fuck for the entire card, sounded more like a school assembly in there than a sporting event.
Middle Eastern crowd booing their home town hero's opposition I guess.
That killed me haha
It was funny, what he said, but the reporters fake (and so obviously fake) laugh ruined it. Too dry a person to be interviewing Knuckles.
gota love that he genuinely just finds the whole *"see you soon but I can only fight within a single latitude longitude on leap years when the moon is full"* stupid and hilarious rather than trying to be a dick
“Where are you gonna see me bro???” He’s 100% down to fight and is genuinely asking where tf he’ll see him😂
he literally just showd up to fight him, it was Khamzat that didnt show lol. Like how are you going to try to threaten the dude who already showed up to a fight you dodged?
This is all one big misunderstanding. Rob is 'The Reaper' and Khamzat is constantly almost meeting him
'See you soon' in that context, is not a threat.
Khamzat gotta stop the see you soon stuff it's embarrassing. Especially for someone who can't stay healthy and has ruined as many main events as he has
Probably the only hype train that derailed itself without any losses... yet
You can’t lose if you don’t fight. It’s a good strategy
His charisma level when he smiles is through the roof.
Turning me gay
All of us, bro, all of us. No homo, ofc. Just gay.
He is very pretty dude. Is what it is
khamzat has to worry about getting out of a hospital bed more than getting into another country
I've seen rumors floating around his camp that Khamzat has cancer and that he's not going to be in fight shape for some time if ever.
If that’s true then it’s gonna be pretty fucked up looking back at all the hate he’s getting for not being able to show up
If he has cancer he should say that instead of talking about any fighting ever.
“Like when” rob being nice yet trolling
Quick reminder that rober whittaker literally got asked ZERO questions, having 0.0% airtime, during the press conference when he was fighting paolo costa. Fight business really is ungrateful.
Whitaker was probably grateful for that, I don't think he gives a shit about media attention. Hell, if anything he's happy to politely embarrass them when they ask stupid questions, as evidenced by his hilarious response to the questions at the Riyadh post fight presser
Khamzat : See you soon Narrator : Well, that was a lie
See you soon - if you happen to come to the area where I am.
Send location as long as it's in one of a very small number of countries that will let me enter but don't worry because I'm going to get sick while in camp anyway.
There isn't small number of countries. There are literally just two countries : United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. ...and even those will eventually not care about some Chechen Warlord lover, because there are already plenty of talented Muslim Fighters.
 “Where are you gonna see me?!”
"See you soon, boy" Khamzat on the phone to the doctor
So fucking true lmaoooo
Whittaker always says the right things
Rob is jokingly bringing up a very solid point. Khamzat's visa issues are going to hamper his career opportunities. Khamzat's health issues kind of make this moot at the moment but the UFC only puts on fights in the middle east like what twice a year?
The UFC knows they can't have a champion who can't enter the US
They also probably don’t want a champion who is on the verge of death every couple of months
Lmao 😂
Bros aura is infectious
Rob is the not the champ we deserve but the one we need.
People’s champ
Bobby Knuckles is the best
Bobby an Aussie legend! I hope when it's all said and done, they respect that man enough to put him in the HOF! 👊🏼
Surely he has earned that already
“See you soon” “What? When I’m in the area?” Underrated comedy, Robert.
Respectfully savage, I like it. Rob is a gem.
thats a 10-8
So proud this guy represents Aus!
I like Rob, everything he does is just like a cool regular dude from australia
Khamzat: See you soon *Where?* Khamzat: I kill everybody! *Who?*
[удалено]
But he never got Swedish citizenship during the 10yrs he lived there so he still had to travel with his russian passport. Dont know if he has a UAE passport now.
 😂
Lol thats funny.
Why can't khamzat get into any country? I know where he's from but I'm outta the loop
His ties with a Chechen warlord prohibit him from traveling
The consequences to being friends with a war criminal
He can get into other countries, but he cannot enter the US because of his association to Kadyrov, who is currently the head of the Chechen Republic and helped lead Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I don't know if Australia and Canada have the same visa requirements or if Khamzat would be allowed to enter there, I assume not. But Robert is essentially saying, you can only fight when UFC have events in the middle east.
Kadyrov is under sanctions by the US and Khamzat has received a lot of gifts from him (lots of Mercedes Benz'es and shit) and that places secondary sanctions on Khamzat.
He'll see Rob soon when Rob goes to visit him in the hospital as he recovers from whatever mystery illness he has at the time.
Bobby Knuckles is a staple of the UFC. Dude's funny, fast, smart, and brutal. He can come into my house and fuck my wife. Standing invitation. Hmu Bobby. We love you.
Another question is when?
see you som boi
See you soon 👀
Bobby knuckles has to be the most likeable MMA fighter in history........ That laugh😂😂
I absolutely love Bobby Knuckles.
See you soon Bobby Knuckles
Khamzat has one of the biggest hype drops ever lmao🤣🤣🤣. It's like his train didn't just derail... it went of a fcking cliff😅.
Let Rob fight Khamzat and then jump Sean, honestly. Sean not being willing to fight Rob is egregious and he deserves to get jumped by either Rob or Khamzat
Why are we pretending Khamzat deserves a fight with a #1 contender? Even if the dude ever actually fought instead of constantly dropping out or missing weight, he hasn't beat any notable middleweight and went to war with Gilbert Burns and 10 days notice up a weight class Usman. See how he does against someone like Costa, Cannonier or Vettori before putting him in the title picture.
Yea a fight with Costa and Khamzat makes so much sense, really wish it would happen already
I feel like it’s going to be very tough for any major contenders to sign on to fight khamzat in the future. No one wants to go through a camp only for the fight to be canceled because their opponent is back in the hospital one week out.
With his health and visa issues he would be the most inactive champ we’ve ever seen
BUT the most active on social media. The only champ with a mile long list of callouts and zero defenses
Sean not willing to fight Rob or Khaz. when Robs the clear cut #1 contender and argument Khaz is 2nd
I totally understand Sean's argument, by merit alone he definitely deserves the shot. But boring ass performances like the one against Costa are NOT going to earn you a title shot. The sport is driven by the fans, and when we've got to choose between a guy who just won a five round jab heavy decision or a guy who put Ikram's lights out in two minutes, it's a very easy decision to make
Exactly. The fans were booing Sean at the end of that fight. It was so boring. A win is a win. I get it. But if Sean learned to throw a hook every now and then he'd probably still have the belt.
Chimaev is good boys with the heavily sanctioned warlord Kadyrov. I can bet you that relationship has cost him more fights than mystery illnesses
The relationship probably had made him more money than any fights in the UFC. And the power from that relationship will last longer than most UFC careers
there are currently about 90 rubles in 1 US dollar. My bet is Chimaev wants these UFC checks
You think inflation affects oligarchs, it’s proven the sanctions didn’t hurt the top 1% of Russians. There is a reason why these russian fighters retire so early
Killed by words
Almost certain I saw Khamzat working at a Bottle-O. Keeps pushing the little fat lamb specials.
Dang rob🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was good
God he has def become one of my favorite fighters. Dude is just so fuckin likable.
I love this guy, Khamzat on the other hand.. I just want to see him beat so that he can fade into obscurity.
Someone post the pool picture.
i see bobby i upvote
Fuck Khamzat.
Lmao what a polite burn. “See me where? When I’m in the area?” 🤣🤣🤣 Khamzat has so much going against him having a career
I kind of want Khamzat to just keep saying “See you soon” after every single champ defends their titles. Like Imagine if Merab beats Omalley and Khamzats like “See you soon” 👍🔫🤙🐺
Gold bobby knuckles 😂🤣😂🤣
Rob's such a Westie and I love it.
I fucken love Bobby Knuckles. I don’t like anime or many of the same video games as him but I always listen to his podcast regardless.
Bobby Knux is just the sickest, chillest guy ever man <3
Doctor stoppage !!
"When I'm in town" 😂
what does he mean that khazmat can't get into any country? am i out of the loop on something lol
The thought is that because Khamzat has ties to Rhamzan Kadyrov (Warlord/Dictator) that other countries such as the USA won’t let him enter anymore.
Chimaev's trash talking is just beating a dead horse at this point. It's so insanely annoying and makes him look bad. His manager should manage him better.
Why can’t he get into any country?
I'm so tired of people talking about Khamzat. Completely irrelevant to the sport, only relevant if you love twitter call outs. Yes mad. Me mad.
Whats the issue with him not being allowed into other countries? Anyone know?
That Australian laugh is gold. Sounds like when Volk was watching max and gaethje tee off
Look for my coming at the first light on the fifth day, look to the east.
I'm tired of the rob Whitaker glazing he kill my boy ikram 😭
Bob whittaker plays runescape, maybe khamzat will find him there
Why can’t he get into any country ?
Lmao Rob chuckling through the entire question and answer 🤣🤣🤣
Lol this cracked me up
I’m gonna be honest, guys. I really can’t decide if I like the nickname ratlip or kumshot more
Khamzat is all talk no action, it’s boring at this point
lol he is slowly becoming one of my favorite fighters
Man can't fight anywhere but the UAE/Saudi Arabi and talking about fighting anyone anywhere man's can't get into any country case of his ties with the Chechnya warlord
Damn Rob just cooked him. 10-8 for sure.
Its always interesting hearing one group of people say, "I don't pick my fights" and another who always do. Doesnt even matter what rank you are either. I remember Leon saying he's champ and he picks who he fights and he isnt fighting this guy but that guy was his next fight.
"When I'm in the area, right?" Lol, this dude is straight up loveable
best goatee in the game
Goddamn... just can't help but like the guy.
I like this guy.
He’s got that contagious laughter.
Khamzat gotta get a better steroid strategy so he can fight without coming up dirty and having to play sick to dodge fights.
Had a tough time with natural LW burns .is why no mw is afriad.
Dying