As he nears his UFC return, Khamzat Chimaev has regarded spectacular in coaching.
A variety of doubt has been solid upon ‘Borz’ of late, with the as soon as touted ‘greatest 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 seems to be like Khamzat Chimaev is again to his terrifying greatest forward of his co-main occasion task 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 some of the feared rivals within the division by ragdolling Rockhold — who’s a 1st diploma black belt beneath Leandro Vieira and Dave Camarillo.
Watch Chimaev and Rockhold have interaction in wild scrambles as they tussle for place beneath.
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Khamzat Chimaev’s uncooked energy was on show in opposition to 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 beneath.
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For the primary time since his short-notice choice win over Kamaru Usman final yr, Khamzat Chimaev returns to the cage.
Re-booking their beforehand scheduled bout, Chimaev will probably be welcomed again by Robert Whittaker. ‘The Reaper’ made brief work of Ikram Aliskerov final day trip — a person Chimaev believes was his hardest opponent thus far.
Regardless of curiosity from Alex Pereira, many anticipate 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 Area within the United Arab Emirates.
