“Ah You’re Small Brother”- Khamzat Chiamev Pokes Fun at Gilbert Burns in a Hotel Run-in Prior to UFC 273

It is fight week for UFC 273. Just a few days from now, the UFC’s bantamweight belt and the featherweight belt will be up for grabs as Aljamain Sterling and Alexander Volkanovski take on Petr Yan and ‘The Korean Zombie’ respectively in a bid to defend their title. Apart from the title fights, a fight that has been garnering a lot of attention is Khamzat Chimaev’s return fight against Gilbert Burns. 

In his time with the UFC thus far, Chimaev has not fought anyone in the top 10. ‘Durinho’ will be a big step up in competition given he is currently ranked number two in the world. In the build-up to the fight, Chimaev ran into his opponent Burns in the hotel and offered some interesting advice for the former title challenger. He said, “Ah you’re small brother, you have to eat much brother. Eat banana brother, chocolate. Show me power brother,”

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Does Khamzat Chimaev have more to lose in this fight than Gilbert Burns?

Chimaev is currently unbeaten and has a perfect record of 10-0. In his career thus far as a professional, he has never faced adversity let alone have a close fight. ‘Borz’ has steamrolled almost everyone that has been put in front of him. He will be hoping to do the same against Burns. 


There has been a lot of push by the UFC for Chimaev and understandably so, Chimaev is blowing up with fans in the UFC and has all the making of being another superstar in the UFC. However, for Chimaev to continue growing, it is important that he secures a win against Burns this weekend. 

Burns, on the other hand, has already challenged for the title and has more of an upside in this fight. If he were to lose, fans would just credit Khamzat Chimaev as being a generational talent, which led to him securing a win. On the other hand, If Burns were to win he would stop potentially the biggest hype train the UFC has seen since Conor McGregor. 

Who do you think takes the win at UFC 273? Burns or Chimaev? Let us know in the comments!