As he nears his UFC return, Khamzat Chimaev has regarded spectacular in coaching.
A whole lot of doubt has been forged upon ‘Borz’ of late, with the as soon as touted ‘finest prospect within the sport’ shedding a lot of his hype. The dominant grappler has competed simply as soon as in virtually two years, leaving a lot to be desired in his push for UFC gold.
It now appears like Khamzat Chimaev is again to his terrifying finest forward of his co-main occasion project at UFC 308.
Welcoming Luke Rockhold down for a grappling session, Chimaev made the previous UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion look amateurish.
The Russian proved he ought to be probably the most feared opponents within the division by ragdolling Rockhold — who’s a 1st diploma black belt beneath Leandro Vieira and Dave Camarillo.
Watch Chimaev and Rockhold interact in wild scrambles as they tussle for place under.
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Khamzat Chimaev’s uncooked energy was on show towards a seemingly exhausted Luke Rockhold.
After rolling for a while, Chimaev lastly arrange the nasty armbar submission try.
Whereas Rockhold defended effectively at first, he finally folded to the ability of Chimaev by what a verbal faucet.
Watch the extraordinary grappling match within the video under.
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For the primary time since his short-notice resolution win over Kamaru Usman final 12 months, Khamzat Chimaev returns to the cage.
Re-booking their beforehand scheduled bout, Chimaev might be welcomed again by Robert Whittaker. ‘The Reaper’ made quick work of Ikram Aliskerov final outing — a person Chimaev believes was his hardest opponent so far.
Regardless of curiosity from Alex Pereira, many count on the winner of this middleweight affair to be subsequent in line for a title shot.
Chimaev vs. Whittaker will go down at UFC 308 on October 26. The occasion will happen on the Etihad Enviornment within the United Arab Emirates.
