Fast rising UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has challenged the Paul brothers by saying he would "smash" both of them on the same night — this and much more on Tuesday's social media roundup.
Khamzat Chimaev claims he would "smash" the Pauls
After Khamzat Chimaev dominantly submitted Li Jingliang and made his way into the top 10 of the UFC welterweight rankings, it seemed like he would be super focused on progressing and getting more wins in the UFC.
That has quickly changed as Chimaev has just taken to social media to claim that he would "smash" both of the Paul brothers on the same night in a boxing match.
See what Chimaev posted to Twitter below.
I can smash this guys same night
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) November 9, 2021
BOXING ---- pic.twitter.com/5qpCqBsW43
Of course nobody doubts that Chimaev could do that, but the fights against the Pauls probably has a 0% chance of happening as Chimaev is contracted to the UFC and his boss Dana White probably wouldn't let him fight the brothers.
Jake Paul, of course is scheduled to fight Tyson Fury's younger brother Tommy in December, whilst Jake's big brother Logan is rumoured to be facing former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson soon as well.
If the fight between Chimaev and the Pauls was to materialise, would you be interested?
Changes in the UFC's rankings
After an incredible weekend of fights, take a look below to see some of the changes which have been made to the UFC's rankings.
#UFCRankings update 11/9. pic.twitter.com/PDNblzZm27
— Marcel Dorff -------- (@BigMarcel24) November 9, 2021
Trevor Wittman goes 3-0 at UFC 268
UFC 268 was a huge night for Trevor Wittman as he had three of his fighters fighting on the card (Kamaru Usman, Rose Namajunas and Justin Gaethje.)
Wittman ended up going 3-0 on the night and it was helped by his incredible corner work between rounds.
Check out this video which shows Wittman's best moments in the corner at UFC 268.
"I love the fun!"
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) November 9, 2021
"Best in the World!"
"It's what we do!"
Trevor Wittman went 3-0 at #UFC268 in the corner of @Justin_Gaethje, @rosenamajunas, and @USMAN84kg...
When you listen in to how he motivates his fighters, you see why he's one of the best coaches in the game -- pic.twitter.com/ZNHBueQoSL
Max Holloway a huge betting favourite against Yair Rodriguez
It's Fight Week! After an incredible two weekends of back to back pay per views, the UFC is putting on another incredible fight this weekend between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez.
The former champion, Holloway is a huge betting favourite at the beginning of Fight Week.
Max Holloway is a GIANT betting favorite ahead of Saturday's main event with Yair Rodriguez.
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) November 9, 2021
Odds via @tipico.#UFCVegas42 More: https://t.co/mNHZ7Q2NkW pic.twitter.com/1vHN0IRmBK
Tyson Fury training his brother Tommy for his fight against Jake Paul
Due to a family emergency, Tommy Fury had to fly home from the USA and missed his first press conference with Jake Paul.
Tommy, who will travel back out to America in the next couple of weeks to train with Sugarhill Steward, is currently getting trained by his brother Tyson in England.
Tyson Fury preparing Tommy Fury to deal with body shots in the Jake Paul fight on Dec 18th…
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 9, 2021
[--️ @Tyson_Fury] pic.twitter.com/rtnHjzbvwz
Israel Adesanya welcomes an MMA fight against Alex Pereira
At UFC 268, kickboxing world champion Alex Pereira made his debut where he won via a flying knee in the second round.
The UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya who has a loss to Pereira in kickboxing has welcomes a potential MMA fight against the Brazilian.
Israel Adesanya aims to avenge his lone combat sports knockout. --
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) November 9, 2021
Full story: https://t.co/JOEQPrLxM1 pic.twitter.com/sVArZ8mNE1
Claressa Shields back in boxing training
After several months of focusing solely on MMA, Claressa Shields is now back in boxing training and she feels better than ever.
The GWOAT is happy to be back in the boxing ring --
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) November 8, 2021
(via @ClaressaShields) pic.twitter.com/GUofboBudr
Conor McGregor responds to Michael Chandler's challenge
After his insane fight at UFC 268 against Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler posted a photoshopped picture of himself and Conor McGregor facing off with the caption "2022."
McGregor then responded to Chandler's challenge, see below to check out what McGregor had to say.
Chandler shot his shot and McGregor responded --
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 8, 2021
(via @TheNotoriousMMA, @MikeChandlerMMA) pic.twitter.com/QyXteuCJSA
UFC 268 breaks a pretty impressive record
UFC 268 will go down as one of the best UFC cards ever.
The card actually broke the record for the most significant strikes landed on a single UFC card ever.
Record-breaking night at #UFC268 --
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 7, 2021
Previous record holder for most combined sig. strikes at a single UFC event was at UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes (1,818). pic.twitter.com/kveWufgajh
Frankie Edgar feels the full force of Marlon Vera's front kick
One of the best finishes at UFC 268 was Marlon Vera's devastating front kick KO win over former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
Check out this picture which shows Edgar's face close up when the kick connected.
Sheesh --@chitoveraUFC landed this kick flush at #UFC268 pic.twitter.com/TVpcqMApc0
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) November 7, 2021