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scared” of the streaking uber-prospect, Khamzat Chimaev. The winner of three Octagon outings between his promotional bow which occurred last July and September, Chimaev immediately burst onto the scene with eye-catching stoppages of John Philips, Rhys McKee, and a particularly devastating seventeen-second knockout of Gerald Meerschaert.  Scheduled to match with the #3 ranked, Leon Edwards in a high-profile potential title-eliminator at UFC Vegas 17 in December, Birmingham native, Edwards was himself forced from proceedings after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.  Rebooked for ...

Screenshot via MMA Junkie UFC President Dana White has explained why the promotion booked a controversial welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev was one of the breakout stars for the UFC in 2020, rattling off a trio of wins over John Philips, Rhys McKee and Gerald Meerschaert in the span of just a few months. While those wins were impressive, however, he’s yet to beat a ranked opponent at either middleweight or welterweight. Despite his wins coming against unranked opposition, Chimaev has been matched up with Leon Edwards, who holds the No. 3 spot in the UFC we...

Image: UFC on Instagram Stephen Thompson says the push Khamzat Chimaev is getting from the UFC is “”a slap in the face to everybody who’s worked their butts off” in the promotion. Chimaev was one of the breakout stars of 2020 for the UFC, rattling off stoppage wins over John Philips, Rhys McKee and Gerald Meerschaert in the span of a few months. Despite the fact that he’s yet to be beat a ranked opponent, and that his lone welterweight win came against McKee, who is now 0-2 in the division, Chimaev has been given a fight with No. 3-ranked welterweight contender Leon Edwards.

>> an interesting digression. with that, i want to welcome in my panel. white house bureau chief for "the washington post" and msnbc political analyst phil rucker. the host of kabc radio's the drive home, john philips and moveon.org's kareen jean-pierre. thank you for being near los angeles. our first "kasie dc" trip on the road. phil rucker, i want to start with you for a scene setter of the president's mood. it's been an interesting couple of days for the white house. they've been trying to deal with what's going on with saudi arabia and manage that relationship while at the same time the pr...

Clear. democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. >> an interesting digression. with that, i want to welcome in my panel. white house bureau chief for "the washington post" and msnbc political analyst phil rucker. the host of kabc radio's the drive home, john philips and moveon.org's kareen jean-pierre. thank you for being near los angeles. our first "kasie dc" trip on the road. phil rucker, i want to start with you for a scene setter of the president's mood. it's been an interesting couple of days for the white house. they've been trying to deal with what's going on with saudi arabia a...