"Bro you got submitted by DDP chill" - Fans react as Israel Adesanya expresses interest in fighting Khamzat Chimaev

Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has expressed an interest in fighting Khamzat Chimaev, who returned with a dominating performance against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308. 'Borz' submitted the former middleweight champion with a rear-naked choke-cum-face crank in the first round.

Adesanya was impressed by the Chechen-born fighter's tactics in the octagon, and intends to fight him. In a recent video on his YouTube channel, he said:

"I knew they were going to go with this fight because I knew it was coming. They have already organized this so I wasn’t like oh what. I was surprised by the way Khamzat ran through Rob that was crazy. That was like wow that made me want to fight him. I was okay s..t this guy’s actually really really good.”

Check out Israel Adesanya's comments below:

Fans reacted to 'The Last Stylebender's' recent comments that were shared by ESPN MMA on Instagram in a series of posts.

Check out the original post below:

A netizen mocked Adesanya for his performance at UFC 305, where he was submitted by middleweight king Dricus Du Plessis with a rare naked choke in round four.

The user wrote:

"bro you got submitted by ddp chill 😂"

Another fight enthusiast, poking fun at the Nigerian-New Zealander combatant, wrote:

"Terrible matchup for izzy IMO"

Meanwhile, a user chimed in and stated:

"izzy i love you but you’re chopped in that one"

Check out a few more reactions below:

Fan comments courtesy of @espnmma's post on Instagram

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Khamzat Chimaev wanted to fight Israel Adesanya

Khamzat Chimaev previously called out the then-undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in 2020. At the time, 'Borz' had entered the UFC and finished three opponents, while Adesanya was fresh off his knockout victory against Paulo Costa at UFC 253.

Chimaev wrote:

"Borz is ready for the hunt and grab what belongs to him. @stylebender I am ready, make this happen..."

Check out Khamzat Chimaev's post below:

Khamzat posted this on his Instagram. byu/m19honsy inufc

Chimaev is rumored to face Alex Pereira next if 'Poatan' doesn’t fight against Magomed Ankalaev.

Meanwhile, Adesanya will make his UFC comeback in February 2025 and headline UFC Fight Night 205 in Saudi Arabia alongside Nassourdine Imavov. 'The Last Stylebender' will look to return to winning ways after being defeated back-to-back by Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.