Sean Strickland next eh..? There's a possibility that the UFC could be disappointed with their build up for Chimaev. Lol. Usman is no slouch. If it were not for the lucky head kick from Leon Edwards, I don't think any book would line him up as this huge of an underdog. Don't write him off this early imho. He's training back with Henri Hooft and he'll also get Trevor Whitman in his corner at the same time. He's a D1 wrestler, has the KO power and has beaten some some of the better guys in the UFC.
I mean sure Chim should be the favorite as Usman is taking this on short notice. But for the line they're giving Chim, do you guys think he'll give Usman a total beating? I don't think so.
Some unpleasant news appeared recently
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/17atci9/usman_supposedly_states_he_popped_his_knee_at/. Popping knee in an open spar with Gaethji is no good for beating Chimaev convincingly (because frankly I dont know who is more on hype and in case of no early stoppage, who will be a winner in judges eyes). If something happens when you just do single leg take down on soft surface, then during real fight more bad things might come.