Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev, is a Russian-born Swedish professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He formerly competed in Brave Combat Federation.
khamzat chimaev: Full fight| Strike differential| Vs li jingliang highlights
Full fight:
Chimaev has hooks in and he flattens Li out! Li not moving and Chimaev hammering rights and lefts to the head of Li. Herzog is close but Li starts moving and stays alive. Now Chimaev slides and arm under and he has a deep RNC!!! How is Li surviving?
Li turns in but then Chimaev switches sides and has another RNC in and this one is also deep! trying to hang on but he cannot! Li goes to sleep and that’s all she wrote! Perfect performance from Chimaev.
Khamzat Chimaev defeats Li Jingliang by technical submission at 3:16 of Round 1.
Strike differential:
Chimaev captured the attention of the MMA world when he won two fights in 10 days on Fight Island in July of last year, then followed that up with a 17-second knockout of Gerald Meerschaert two months later.
He accomplished this while jumping between welterweight and middleweight and is currently 2-0 in both divisions. However, his momentum was derailed by a bout with COVID-19 earlier this year that led to Chimaev being hospitalized and raised questions as to when — or if — he would fight again.
Vs li jingliang highlights: Khamzat Chimaev
Chimaev has been – and still seems – supremely confident in his chances against the upper echelons of the welterweight division since his arrival to the promotion over a year ago.
Wins over John Phillips, Rhys McKee and Gerald Meerschaert were enough to not only warrant the hype behind him, but also propel Chimaev to a potential career-defining fight against a top-five ranked contender in Leon Edwards in what would have been his fourth UFC appearance.
