"That's not a surprise to me because I started with ESPN, and I'll finish their era well. I think they wanted me to be here in that spot, and here we are, 'Giga Show' is coming back again."
"I don't look much at the ranking spots right now. I know I'm a championship-level fighter, and I have to do some stuff to become a champion. He's an upcoming fighter; I don't think he's ready for the level where I'm at. But I guess Saturday we're gonna see it, and I'm gonna send him back to Kindergarten to come back later and better. He's young, he's got a long career in the future, but right now all my experience puts me in this position, and we've got a plan for next year to do the big thing."
"That's not going to be a surprise if he picks up more of a grappling game, but I'm not leaving any chance, and I'm finishing the fight in the first round."
Giga Chikadze fights for the second time this year at UFC Vegas 112, a feat he last achieved in 2021. He will appear among the final UFC events in the ESPN broadcast era and embraces starting and finishing that era with the network. Chikadze faces Argentina's Kevin Vallejos, an unranked but dangerous prospect, offering a chance to regain momentum after two losses. Chikadze maintains he is a championship-level fighter, doubts Vallejos is ready for his level, accepted the fight out of respect for Vallejos's confidence, and plans to finish the fight in the first round.
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