Khamzat Chimaev has been told to avoid a UFC title showdown with Kamaru Usman after his UFC 273 victory over Gilbert Burns.
The rising star scored a decision victory over No.2 ranked contender Burns this weekend, and is now likely to face leading contender Colby Covington next. Chimaev was dropped twice en-route to victory, and was made to work hard with Burns managing to land some thunderous shots throughout the meeting.
Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes Chimaev could be in "big trouble" if he was to put on a similar display against current 170lb champion Usman. "That was the right call," Cejudo told The Schmo. "But if Chimaev goes out there and fights The Nigerian nightmare like that, he's in big trouble man. We just saw him kind of become human here."
