Joe Rogan has stated that Kamaru Usman could have posed serious problems for Khamzat Chimaev with a full training camp and a five-round fight. Rogan noted that Usman accepted the fight on short notice at middleweight and was winning the third round before ultimately losing. The podcast host believes a properly prepared Usman in a championship-length bout would have made for a very interesting fight. Rogan's analysis suggests the circumstances of their actual meeting significantly favored Chimaev. His comments highlight the debate over how competitive the fight might have been under different conditions.
