UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev’s coach Alan Nascimento believes he might pursue his dream of competing on the Olympics.
On Saturday night time, Khamzat Chimaev will defend the UFC middleweight championship for the primary time. He’ll go face to face with Sean Strickland, a former champion in his personal proper, and it’s protected to say that feelings have been boiling over in latest weeks.
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The 2 have exchanged their justifiable share of phrases over social media and in interviews, however in only a few brief days, none of that may matter when the cage door shuts behind them. For Chimaev, this can be a likelihood to actually show that he deserves to carry the gold, regardless of his inactivity.
Because it seems, in keeping with his coach Alan Nascimento, this could possibly be the start of a completely new journey for Chimaev.
Chimaev’s coach on Olympic goals
“Possibly with these wrestling camps he could make the nationwide crew and even strive for the Olympics like a number of different guys from Chechnya, who naturalized elsewhere and have become Olympic champions in Paris, for instance,” Nascimento mentioned. “These are prospects, and for those who’re going to dream, it prices nothing. He has my full help. It’s been a part of his dream since he was a child. He began in wrestling, then moved into MMA and the whole lot, however I see it as a long-standing ardour, a childhood dream.”
“If he will get the chance and is actually prepared to pay the worth for it, go for it,” Nascimento mentioned. “Have religion, work laborious, and go. He’s already a champion within the greatest preventing group on the earth. I can’t consider one other sport that calls for as a lot from athletes. For those who can attain that degree on this sport, I imagine that in the rest, for those who actually need it and it’s your dream, no sacrifice will really feel too massive.”
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