Khamzat Chimaev has leveled up his coaching forward of his eagerly anticipated conflict towards former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 308.
The pair will collide on the Etihad Area, Abu Dhabi, that includes on a stacked card headlined by Ilia Tuporia vs Max Holloway on October 26.
Higher nonetheless, the combat represents a possibility for Khamzat Chimaev to get some much-needed momentum behind him, after affected by lengthy spells of inactivity in recent times.
The 30-year-old is, in any case, one of many brightest stars the UFC roster has to supply and, earlier than lengthy, will undoubtedly be searching for a shot at middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis.
Khamzat Chimaev trains with Olympic gold medallist Razambek Zhamalov
Chimaev comes off a majority choice victory towards former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, stepping in at late discover to say arguably his greatest win but.
Even earlier than his look at UFC 294, ‘Borz’ was in a position to captivate MMA followers with scintillating performances towards the likes of Kevin Holland and Gilbert Burns.
However now, Chimaev is getting into a stage of his profession the place it’s, fairly merely, sink or swim, with a shot on the middleweight belt remaining firmly on his radar.
Forward of his combat with Robert Whittaker, although, the Russian has referred to as upon the companies of elite wrestler Razambek Zhamalov, who secured gold within the males’s 74 kg freestyle occasion at this 12 months’s Paris Olympics.
And so, with Chimaev hoping to raise his coaching, Zhamalov’s influence may characterize the distinction between successful and dropping.
“You’ll be able to be taught quite a bit from such a grasp and undertake the big expertise that he has,” Chimaev stated on his Instagram publish.
“Razambek is a really brilliant, spectacular and competent fighter who has proven us some tips from his arsenal that can certainly profit every of us.”
Is Robert Whittaker Khamzat Chimaev’s hardest take a look at but?
With Chimaev releasing footage of himself wrestling Zhamalov on social media, it could seem that the formidable contender’s camp goes based on plan.
Nonetheless, it could possibly be stated that Whittaker represents his hardest opponent so far, with the Australian coming off a powerful efficiency towards Ikram Aliskerov in June.
Not solely that, however the 33-year-old will enter the competition with a wealth of expertise in his locker, having solely ever misplaced on the high stage towards the likes of Israel Adesanya and Du Plessis.
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