Michael Bisping gave Khamzat Chimaev a lot of credit for his performance at UFC 267. ‘The Count' even went as far as to say he got the attention of the whole welterweight division. That includes the current champion, Kamaru Usman.

“Khamzat Chimaev, for any doubts people had, this man’s the real deal,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel (transcription by MMAJunkie). “If you’re a welterweight, watch your back. If you’re Kamaru Usman, who’s the pound-for-pound champ right now, he’s paying attention. He saw that on Saturday night and was like, ‘OK, we could have an issue on our hands. We could have a contender. We could have someone who’s going to give me a real fight.'”

Michael Bisping believes Khamzat Chimaev and Kamaru Usman will face off at some point. Kamaru Usman has something else he needs to focus on – defending his belt against Colby Covington.

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“Of course he’s got to beat Colby at the weekend, which I think he probably will. But anyway, the point I’m making is everybody is looking at Khamzat Chimaev,” Michael Bisping said. “The guy is unreal. What a freak and I mean that in a good way. To have the confidence to go forward and just grab (Jingliang) like that, throw him down – and this is what he’s done in every fight.

“Four fights, four finishes, four quick fights, only hit one time. He’s going to get to fight for the belt pretty soon. But I think he needs one more, and that would be a five-fight win streak and then he’ll fight for the belt.”

It will be interesting to see if Michael Bisping is correct with his predictions. Only time will tell of Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev end up facing off.