During his UFC career, ‘Borz’ has fought twice each in the middleweight and welterweight divisions. Chimaev appeared to have difficulties cutting down to 170 lbs and needed two tries to make weight at UFC 267.
In a recent video posted to his YouTube channel, Chael Sonnen noted that Michael Bisping had showered Khamzat Chimaev with praise after a glowing review from Darren Till. ‘The Gorilla’ has been training with the Swede at Allstars MMA in Stockholm.
Sonnen then touched on the importance of the Swede’s impeccable attitude and training habits. He said:
‘The American Gangster’ added that Chimaev, who reportedly holds his own in training against top-light heavyweights, might be missing a trick by depleting himself and making the cut down to 170 lbs.
Check out Sonnen’s thoughts on Chimaev:
Darren Till believes that Khamzat Chimaev could pose serious problems for Israel Adesanya
The hype surrounding Khamzat Chimaev seems to be reaching fever pitch. Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo recently stated that he would pick ‘Borz’ to win a potential fight with middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya.
Darren Till was a guest on a recent episode of of Kickin it with Ashah on Frontkick.online. The Brit stated that Chimaev’s strength and conditioning in addition to his skill could pose serious problems for Adesanya.
According to Till:
Watch Darren Till’s interview with Frontkick.online:
Khamzat Chimaev is in line for a huge step-up in competition in the form of Gilbert Burns. ‘Durinho’ stated that he expects to take on ‘Borz’ at UFC 273 but the fight hasn’t been made official.
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