Khamzat Chimaev will defend his middleweight title in opposition to former champ Sean Strickland and one of many fighters who trains with ‘Borz’ has weighed in on this dangerous blood stuffed bout at UFC 328 on Might ninth.
Zebaztian Kadestam is the combatant in query who works alongside the dominant UFC titleholder out of All Stars in Sweden. Kadestam is a former ONE welterweight champion who not too long ago made his Oktagon MMA debut. He has been a very long time teammate of Chimaev’s and when providing his ideas on this Sean Strickland battle arising on Saturday evening, Kadestam stated [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, I feel he can knock him out, submit him, or go to a choice. However I feel Strickland is a troublesome opponent and he’s one of many guys that might make it to a troublesome battle. However like I stated, I imagine Khamzat has the talents to both knock him out, submit him, or or simply grind him for 25 minutes. However yeah, he’s powerful Strickland, however he’s form of like both he exhibits up or he doesn’t. Khamzat all the time exhibits up. He’s a monster.”
Khamzat Chimaev drops sparring footage with Sean Strickland forward of UFC 328
Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland have a backstory that includes some intense coaching room situations in opposition to each other with the previous not too long ago releasing video footage of sparring between the pair. A previous interview from years in the past with The Schmo noticed data imparted about Chimaev getting the higher of Strickland in what has since been described as a situational grappling state of affairs in Las Vegas.
This all transpired at Xtreme Couture and ‘Borz’ dropped the proof on-line. Taking to his X account and using a caption that performed off of feedback Strickland has made about how Chimaev would bully smaller and weaker fighters within the gymnasium, Khamzat Chimaev acknowledged,
“I’m bullying weak folks.”
