Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns have been rumored to fight for months. The two are expected to clash at UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Florida in April.

The two have agreed to fight each other but no contracts have been signed. Khamzat Chimaev is expected to get a big step-up in competition should he fight Gilbert Burns. Burns is currently ranked 2 at welterweight in the UFC.

“All those numbers mean nothing,” Chimaev told RT Sport. “To be honest, I don’t see a real challenge in him. We’ll see. Everything may happen in a fight, but I am confident as usual. I think I will just smash him with my skills and power. I feel that way. He might feel different, but I will go there and do what I did the last time.”

Khamzat Chimaev wants to fight just about everyone. The main event of UFC 272 sees a matchup that interests the Russian-Swedish fighter.

“I think they will give us a great fight. Masvidal is a slight favorite for me, but Colby is also a tough guy. He fights well. We’ll see,” Chimaev said. “I think it’s 50/50. I don’t care which of them wins. I am fighting Burns now, then after beating Burns, hopefully I will fight the winner of Masvidal-Covington, because it seems like Usman has a hand injury and needs time to recover. I hope he will recover soon. I am waiting for this guy, too. Looking forward to fighting him.

“But for now I think the winner of our fight with Gilbert will fight the winner of Masvidal-Covington for the interim title or just the No. 1 contender spot. Then Usman should come back and we will fight him. This looks like a good plan to me.”

The UFC welterweight doesn't care who signs the contract or even who wants to fight him. If not Gilbert Burns then he'll fight someone else at UFC 273.

“I have no problem if the other guy doesn’t sign the contract,” Chimaev said. “That’s it. Anyway, I don’t care. If Burns doesn’t sign it, anyone from the top 10 [works]. I just need to fight, get my money, and move forward. If I kill everybody one by one, they won’t get away from me.”