UFC featherweight Giga Chikadze has garnered a reputation as one of the nicer guys in the fight game, but he says all that’s about to change. Chikadze wanted a shot at UFC gold, and when Max Holloway pulled out of his trilogy fight with featherweight champ Alex Volkanovski, he thought his time had come.
Unfortunately for Chikadze, the chance went to Chan Sung Jung, “the Korean Zombie”, and now he’s had enough. He told MMAJunkie at the UFC media day that “it’s time to talk some sh*t”.
Giga Chikadze Blasts Alex Volkanovski: “Maybe It’s Time to Talk Some Sh*t”
“I think I’ve been too nice all my career, and maybe it’s time to talk some sh*t. Just wait for my trash talk. I’ve learned English very well now, and I’m ready to go.”
He went on to blast Volkanovski, the “little chump”, for avoiding him and taking a supposedly soft target in the Korean Zombie.
“That little chump, he’s taking the easy task. Korean Zombie has probably like from the last seven fights, he’s 4-3. I’m on a roll. I’m 7-0 since I got into UFC, so how can you avoid me?
There is a reason why he’s avoiding me, and I understand that. You know, he’s fighting the guy who’s already dead. He’s a zombie, you know, and I’m here, the new guy. New blood. New dog. Ninja, and I deserve to be standing right there.”
Chikadze is set to fight Calvin Kattar in a potential title eliminator at UFC on ESPN 32 this Saturday. For the moment, his full attention is on the task at hand.
“It doesn’t change my attention about this fight. Even if somebody’s going to fight for the title, the winner is going to fight me, so I’m standing right there and waiting my chance. Let’s see what happens.”
Of Kattar, and his notorious knockout power, Chikadze was once again complimentary. “He has some good hands, strong. He’s a knockout power guy. That’s why I give him some credit. You know, he finishes guys.
Some people throw 500 punches and can’t finish the guy. This guy can take 500 punches and keep moving forward, and usually, he finishes. That’s why this fight excites me. He’s never been broken. He’s never been knocked out or knocked down, so it’s a challenge to me this time.”
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