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Khamzat Chimaev’s 9-Word Tweet to Dana White on UFC Future

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Khamzat Chimaev is growing impatient whilst waiting to hear news of his next fight.

The former UFC middleweight champion is looking to bounce back from his previous fight, where he dropped the title to Sean Strickland in a damaging unanimous decision defeat.

It was back in May, in the main event of UFC 328, that Chimaev lost to his bitter rival, and he recently made his intentions clear to get and get a rematch for his former prize.

Khamzat Chimaev Wants Answers From the UFC

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Chimaev’s loss to Strickland was one of the biggest fights that the UFC has put on this year. The pair exchanged harsh words in the lead-up. Most notably, Strickland called Khamzat a ‘coward’ and claimed he was unable to do anything that would disrupt the run-up to the fight.

Despite his pre-fight claims, the victorious American suffered numerous injuries to his shoulders in the bout with Chimaev, including a Grade 1 AC joint separation and a partial rotator cuff tear. He recently claimed his shoulder is looking solid and needs a little more time to recover fully before stepping into the Octagon again.

Chimaev, though, is seemingly fed up with waiting for Strickland to get healthy. Whether it’s a rematch with Strickland or a potential move to light heavyweight, the Russian grappler has made it clear to his boss that he wants a fight date soon.

Alongside a photo of Dana White placing the belt around Chimaev’s waist when he won the strap from Dricus du Plessis last August, he wrote, “What are we waiting for… I want to fight @danawhite.”

Chimaev Continues to Taunt Strickland Ahead of Likely Rematch

Sean Strickland & Khamzat Chimaev

Chimaev remains the No.1 contender at 185lbs, with du Plessis, Nassourdine Imavov, Joe Pyfer and Brendan Allen making up the rest of the top five. All of these stars are looking for their chance to meet Strickland and compete for the middleweight title, but it seems that a blockbuster rematch between Chimaev and Strickland is the most likely destination for now.

This has not stopped him from going after his likely opponent on social media recently.

“There are two kinds of fighters in the UFC after a hard fight…You walk into the gym broken, depressed, and you get back to work.” Seemingly taking a shot at Chimaev, he had this to say: “Or. Two. You vanish for months, hide, take the easy way out…

I see this all the time. I’ve never respected number two. Pathetic and weak-minded.”

It seems that this easily marketable rematch is on the cards, with Chimaev looking to put down Strickland and re-claim his title.

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Olivia Buzaglo and Ben Jacobs are live with another edition of Market Madness as the transfer window enters its final two weeks, with Fabrizio Romano delivering the latest on Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and more.

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WWE Fans Convinced Jacob Fatu is Leaving The Bloodline

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WWE fans are convinced that one Superstar is set to cut ties with their current faction after watching unaired footage from this week’s edition of Raw.

Monday night’s episode concluded with tensions continuing to rise within Roman Reigns’ latest incarnation of The Bloodline. The show built to a finale of Jimmy and Jey Uso attempting to bring back Solo Sikoa to the family after his loss to ‘Main Event’ Jey in last week’s main event.

If Solo lost that match, he would be hand-delivered to the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, by his former ‘Right-hand Man’, and that is what transpired after interference from Jimmy Uso.

In the closing segment of this week’s show, the Bloodline attacked Sikoa and beat him down into submission, trying to force him to re-join the family, only to be thwarted by LA Knight.

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It was not long before the ‘Megastars’ interference, as Roman had told Jacob Fatu not to touch Knight and to leave it to him. Sikoa would then swerve his family, nailing Reigns with the Samoan Spike and then teaming, once more, with Knight to send the Bloodline a message.

But it was the events that happened once the cameras had been turned off that caught fans’ attention. Many noted that the Samoan Werewolf remained completely still whilst the brawl was going on, acting on direct orders from Reigns.

Roman Reigns and The Bloodline

New post-show footage has emerged showing Jacob walking away from the rest of his family whilst Jey shouted ‘What he doin?’, seemingly questioning the lack of help from his cousin.

Fans in the comments section have certainly run with this, with many desperate for Fatu to break away from Reigns, in a story that has many parallels to that of Jey Uso in his rise to becoming World Heavyweight Champion.

One user wrote: “Jacob probably turning on Roman before the year is out,” while another agreed: “This is building up to Roman vs Jacob!”

During the live segment on Raw, Reigns named Jimmy and Jey as his ‘team captains’ awarding them black ula falas, while offering nothing to Fatu.

One fan pointed out that Jacob’s “facial expression was evidently unhappy” when he was ignored, further teasing a turn.

A final user speculated on what this could mean for the upcoming Survivor Series PLE: “Jacob was following Roman’s orders and stood there the whole time; it’s going to be interesting to see the teams for WarGames because he left by himself while they were still in the ring.”

Off the back of these developments, there are a lot of questions regarding the future of one of the most powerful stables in history, and whether Roman can continue to hold Fatu down successfully or not. Also, it may finally be time for LA Knight to receive his long-awaited title shot, which has constantly been denied by the Champion, but being seen as the one who orchestrated Sikoa’s breakaway from the group may be the reason that finally gets Knight his chance to become world champion.

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Paul Scholes Names Man Utd Icon the ‘Best All-Round Midfielder’ Ever

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Paul Scholes is undoubtedly one of the greatest midfielders in Premier League history, with 499 appearances and 11 titles under his belt in England’s top-flight.

The Manchester United icon is often discussed among the likes of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Roy Keane when it comes to midfield conversations. In more recent times, Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri have made a case to be in the mix.

But who does Scholes class as the greatest midfielder in Premier League history? Well, the 66-cap England legend gave a pretty clear suggestion when asked to rank 10 of the best to ever play the position.

Paul Scholes’ Premier League Midfield Rankings

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Speaking to SPORTbible, Scholes was asked to blind rank 10 of the best midfielders to ever grace the Premier League. Blind rankings are always tough, but the ex-England star was happy to be left with just the number 10 spot open for himself.

Showing great modesty, Scholes claimed: “I’m happy with that.” It’s very unlikely anyone else would rank him so low in their all-time rankings. He wasn’t quite as happy to be forced to place Arsenal icon Patrick Vieira just ahead of him in ninth.

The all-action powerhouse captained the Gunners to an ‘invincible’ season in 2003-04 as one of the best players in the team. United and Arsenal had many battles over the years, so Scholes knows just how good the Frenchman was, but ninth was the highest place available when his name came up.

Two Chelsea title winners ranked above Vieira. Cesc Fabregas and N’Golo Kante were a match made in heaven for the 2016-17 team that steamrolled the league under Antonio Conte. Both men showed their qualities at other clubs too. Fabregas rose to prominence at Arsenal, while Kante was instrumental in the biggest fairytale story in the league’s history, Leicester City winning it.

Bruno Fernandes, fresh off the back of breaking the record for the most assists in a single Premier League campaign, is sixth. Meanwhile, the highest-scoring midfielder in the division’s history, Frank Lampard, is only fifth.

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Lampard is often put in debates with Scholes and Steven Gerrard regarding who the best English midfielder was. Scholes has previously stated Gerrard was a better player than he was, and now he’s ranked the Liverpool legend above Lampard.

The only man to ever win the Ballon d’Or on this list, Rodri, has dominated the Premier League. The Spanish metronome, now a World Cup winner, has lifted the iconic trophy four times in seven years at the Etihad. Scholes ranked him fourth, just behind Kevin De Bruyne.

De Bruyne earned his place on the podium of Scholes’ list after taking Man City by storm. The Belgian was the best player in the league for many years. His ability was incredible. Right foot, left foot, running with the ball, playing a killer pass, putting in a dangerous cross. He had it all.

That leaves just two men. Gerrard is the best English midfielder the league has ever seen in Scholes’ eyes. He’s the best player to never win the title, but often dragged poor Liverpool sides through difficult times.

But there was absolutely no hesitation when Roy Keane’s name was presented to Scholes. The pair were teammates for 12 years, and formed part of the most successful midfield ever. Keane was a leader by nature and as no-nonsense as they come. The Irishman’s ability on the ball is often overlooked, but his former teammate was quick to point out that Keane could do anything on a football pitch.

Paul Scholes Ranks Premier League Midfielders

Rank

Player

Club(s)

Premier League Appearances

1.

Roy Keane

Nottingham Forest, Manchester United

336

2.

Steven Gerrard

Liverpool

504

3.

Kevin De Bruyne

Chelsea, Manchester City

288

4.

Rodri

Manchester City

196

5.

Frank Lampard

Chelsea, Manchester City (loan)

609

6.

Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United

230

7.

N’Golo Kante

Leicester City, Chelsea

227

8.

Cesc Fabregas

Arsenal, Chelsea

350

9.

Patrick Vieira

Arsenal, Manchester City

307

10.

Paul Scholes

Manchester United

499

Watch Paul Scholes rank Premier League midfielders

Scholes Pays Roy Keane the Ultimate Compliment

Roy Keane

After his rankings were finalised, Scholes cemented his opinion that Keane is the greatest to ever grace a Premier League engine room. The midfielder-turned-pundit paid his ex-colleague an incredible compliment in doing so.

“The best all-round midfielder you’ll ever see. He could do everything. He’d be worth £200 million now.”

Statistics in this article are courtesy of the Premier League. Correct as of 17-08-26.



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