Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) meets Whittaker (27-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 308 co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (pay-per-view, ESPN+ ). When asked if he thinks he could stand with Whittaker, Chimaev said he doesn’t see the fight playing out there.

Khamzat Chimaev believes he's the best wrestler in the UFC, and he plans to prove that against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308.

Robert Whittaker, former UFC middleweight champion and seemingly on track for another shot at gold, has been based in Dubai for the past eight days, but he has seen nothing bar this current location and his hotel room,