Athletistic/ MMA. UFC welterweight champion, Nigerian-American mixed martial artist Kamaru Usman has shared his opinion on Chechen-born Swedish fighter Khamzat Chimaev.

“Now I have a fight with Edwards. He’s a really tough fighter. Maybe he’s not that famous, so people write him off. I don’t. Everybody says, ‘ This guy will definitely beat you.” If we ever fight with Khamzat, then I won’t be emotional, Usman noted.

The fight between Kamaru Usman and Englishman Leon Edwards will take place on August 21 at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, USA. Usman has 20 wins, 1 loss, 0 draw in professional mixed martial arts. The last time he lost in 2013, Kamaru’s winning streak is 19 fights, 14 of which were under the auspices of the UFC organization.

Edwards stats – 19 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws, 1 no fight. Edwards last lost on December 19, 2015 to Kamar Usman, for whom this fight was his UFC debut.

Khamzat Chimaev has 11 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws in professional MMA. 5 of his 11 Chimaev victories have been under the auspices of the UFC organization.