After more than a year away from the octagon due to health issues, Chimaev (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) showed he’s still worthy of the hype when. Today we will discuss about Khamzat Chimaev: Highlights| Lip| Weight class
Khamzat Chimaev& Highlights| Lip| Weight class
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Khamzat Khizarovich Chimayev[1] (Russian: амзат изарович имаев; [5] born 1 May 1994), is a Russian-born Swedish [6] professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler, who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of Ultimate . Fighting Championship (UFC). [7] He previously participated in the Brave Combat Federation (Brave CF). [8] In wrestling, Chimaev is a three-time Swedish national champion.
| Born | Khamzat Girikhanov[1] May 1, 1994 Beno-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia |
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| Other names | Borz |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 75 in (190 cm)[2] |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Team | Allstar Training Center |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4] |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Highlights
Khamzat Chimaev is back and the UFC welterweight division better take notice. Quickly.
The unbeaten destroyer from Russia who arrived on the scene as 2020’s breakout future star with three victories over a two-month stretch to kickstart his UFC career, returned from a one-year layoff due to illness to destroy rugged contender Li Jingliang on Saturday at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi.
Chimaev (10-0) went literally untouched as he took Jingliang (18-7) down to open the fight and proceeded to smash him from behind with big punches before putting his Chinese foe to sleep via rear-naked choke at 3:16 of Round 1. But it was the swagger he showed in Khamzat Chimaev is back and the UFC welterweight division better take notice. Quickly.
The unbeaten destroyer from Russia who arrived on the scene as 2020’s breakout future star with three victories over a two-month stretch to kickstart his UFC career, returned from a one-year layoff due to illness to destroy rugged contender Li Jingliang on Saturday at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi.
Chimaev (10-0) went literally untouched as he took Jingliang (18-7) down to open the fight and proceeded to smash him from behind with big punches before putting his Chinese foe to sleep via rear-naked choke at 3:16 of Round 1. But it was the swagger he showed in doing so that got just as much attention as his in-cage demolition.
After ducking a punch to shoot for a takedown, Chimaev picked Jingliang up and walked him over to the cage where he yelled at UFC president Dana White, who was seated cageside, before slamming his opponent to the ground so that got just as much attention as his in-cage demolition.
After ducking a punch to shoot for a takedown, Chimaev picked Jingliang up and walked him over to the cage where he yelled at UFC president Dana White, who was seated cageside, before slamming his opponent to the ground.
Lip
Khamzat Chimaev has had less than 10 professional fights and only three fights in the UFC but he is already a fan-favourite. Khamjat has a 9-0-0 record in his career and these are all finishes. Khamzat made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 172. In his UFC career, he fought two fights in two different weight classes in a span of 10 days and eliminated both his opponents. Nothing screams “natural born killer” more than that. The Chechnya fighter has a very badass look with a scar on his lip.
Many fighters have come to Chimaev for his look, but how did the mark on the fighter’s lips? In an old interview for the Borz Channel on YouTube, the fighter was seen raving about his mark. “My mom told me this, but I can’t remember myself. I was 2 years old. We had big stairs in our house and I fell on concrete. I had cracked lips, my couple had lost teeth and my The nose was broken. My right nostril still can’t breathe,” said Chimaev in the video
Weight class
According to Michael Bisping, Khamzat Chimayev should fight at 170 pounds because he is not good enough for the middleweight division.
While Bisping admitted that it would be exciting to see a matchup between Chimaev and Rockhold, he also believes it was not meant to be.
In a recent episode of his podcast ‘Believe You Me’, Michael Bisping told co-host Luis J. Gomez:
“Khamzat (Chimaev) and Luke Rockhold. It doesn’t make sense anyway. I mean listen, will I watch it? Yeah. Would it be fun? But for Khamzat (Chimaev), they fought at middleweight, though middleweight and 170. He should be at 170. He’s a big welterweight at 170 but I think he’s a little too short for middle.”
