Israel Adesanya is looking for ‘fresh meat’. That could potentially be Khamzat Chimaev who he comes across one day. The UFC Champion is out here lapping the middleweight division. He has beat top contenders like Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori, while also dominating guys like Derek Brunson and Paulo Costa. While Adesanya has his eyes
Darren Till has been reaping the benefits of aligning with Khamzat Chimaev. Till hasn’t exactly found his groove as of late. “The Gorilla” has gone 1-4 in his last five outings. He went from calling out UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya to searching for answers in order to get back on track. View this post
Michael Bisping has been having conversations with Darren Till and the main takeaway is that Khamzat Chimaev is the “real deal.” Till has linked up with Chimaev to freshen things up in his training. The unlikely pairing has taken the MMA community by storm. Many feel that training with Chimaev can lead to a turnaround
Khamzat Chimaev has big ambitions for his UFC career. Chimaev has made a big splash in his UFC career so far after debuting for the promotion last year and earning dominant victories in short-notice bouts at welterweight and middleweight. He is now seemingly dialed in on winning welterweight gold as he recently returned to action
Training together isn’t the only thing Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till are doing. The UFC superstars would do some charity work in Stockholm, Sweden as well. Training Hard Till is getting some good work in with Chimaev, who started training with the Chechen fighter and his gym earlier this week. The two have been seen doing
Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till are training together. The UFC fighters were always bound to meet in person sometime, but training together? That’s one we didn’t see coming. Till has been out of action since his disappointing loss to Derek Brunson last September. After his defeat, everyone under the MMA sun told him to go
Gilbert Burns believes a win over Khamzat Chimaev will get him right back to the title. It can be a long, tough road back when you lose a title fight. Well, for some fighters. Robert Whittaker had to go through three tough top contenders, Darren Till, Jared Cannonier, and Kelvin Gastelum. On the flip side,
For now, Khamzat Chimaev isn’t on Israel Adesanya’s radar. Much has been made over the rise of Chimaev. He is 10-0 in his pro MMA career and he’s looked dominant in his UFC run thus far. “Borz” also appears to have the gift of gab and he’s taken aim at some key players on the
Daniel Cormier isn’t exactly on board with Henry Cejudo’s claim that Khamzat Chimaev would “easily” beat Israel Adesanya. Chimaev is rising up the UFC ranks and he’s been calling out major names. Chimaev is the number 11-ranked UFC welterweight but he’s also had fights at middleweight. “Borz” hasn’t been shy in calling out the likes
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo thinks Khamzat Chimaev has the ingredients to dethrone Israel Adesanya. Chimaev currently competes in the welterweight division but he has also fought at 185 pounds. In fact, his 17-second knockout victory over Gerald Meerschaert back in Sept. 2020 was contested at middleweight. The hype train is at full speed
Khamzat Chimaev isn’t looking at Gilbert Burns as a true challenge despite his credentials. Chimaev and Burns have been linked to a potential showdown on April 9. The bout hasn’t been made official but if a deal can be done, then reports indicate the fight would take place at UFC 273. It would certainly be
It’s fair to say Khamzat Chimaev was not impressed with Israel Adesanya last night. Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight crown for the fourth time after he outpointed Robert Whittaker over five rounds in their rematch at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas. While it was much more competitive than their first meeting, Adesanya did more than
The war of words continues between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns. A Battle Is Brewing A potential fight between the two welterweight contenders is still yet to be booked. Both Burns and Chimaev are campaigning for a fight at UFC 273 on April 9th, but something is holding up the matchup from being made official.
Khamzat Chimaev has been putting his punching power to the test at the expense of sparring partners. Chimaev has quickly made a name for himself under the UFC banner. He garnered a ton of hype for fighting twice in the span of 10 days. First, Chimaev made his UFC debut on July 16, 2020 and
Khamzat Chimaev is in Phuket, Thailand training at Tiger Muay Thai. Khamzat Chimaev, Petr Yan, Rafael Fiziev, Marlon Moraes, Yaroslav Amosov, and Damir Ismagulov, among other fighters, are currently training at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand right now, according to Sayat Abdrakhmanov, an MMA manager for Ruby Sports. Petr Yan, Rafael Fiziev, Khamzat Chimaev, Marlon
Khamzat Chimaev has Gilbert Burns in his crossheirs, plus a few more names. The rising UFC Welterweight contender has had some trouble booking a fight. Especially, after his perfect 4-0 run in the Octagon. He has had no adversity at all and has shown no sign of weakness. UFC President Dana White has made his