Josh Thomson explains why he’s “not sold” on Khamzat Chimaev being a legit superstar: “He came out on fireworks and just kind of fizzled out”

Thomson’s Chimaev view
“I’m not, I said this the last time I saw him fight, I’m not sold on him yet. I’m not sold on Khamzat Chimaev. Everyone’s like ‘you’re stupid, you’re being a hater’. I’m like no, I don’t care what you guys say, I’ve been in the fight game a long, long time. Fighters come, fighters go. They explode into the scene and guess what? Then they linger around for a little bit trying to get back on track and some of them never do and some have a resurgence.

“Charles Oliveira is one of the guys that had a resurgence. A lot of guys before in the past never did. Melvin Guillard never did, he came on like fireworks and just kind of fizzled out and faded away and I don’t even know where he’s at now. That’s no knock on him, that happens to a lot of fighters, I’m just using him as an example.”

Quotes via MMA News

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