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Khamzat Chimaev looked a little off in the face-off's, but as soon as he entered the cage he tapped into ‘explosive mode’. It was a very short fight, Khamzat Chimaev’s outstanding grappling abilities sucked Robert Whittaker into a trap. Chimaev kept going for Whittaker’s back and eventually got the perfect angle from which he secured a solid rear naked choke. “Borz” wants to fight for the prestigious middleweight belt next, it will be interesting to see if the UFC can make it happen.
The clash was fully one-sided and because of only one reason: grappling. Contenders need to realize that MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts and having a firm grasp of every department is a must. Most renowned ‘strikers’ & legends fall short in grappling. In many cases, it is the one who has strong grappling skills that takes the lead and wins matches - even if it's against the most skillfull strikers in the world.Great examples of this analogy are Islam Makhachev, Belal Muhammad, Umar Nurmagomedov, and now Khamzat Chimaev.
People ask why Whittaker tapped so fast against
I was confused aswell
but Khamzat disloacted Whittakers jaw and broke almost all of his teeth
fighters possess a strength that goes far beyond what one perceives as a spectator pic.twitter.com/C79dpFPluw
Khamzat Chimaev on fighting Dricus Du Plessis next
Khamzat Chimaev is ready to be patient for his title shot opportunity.
Khamzat says he doesn’t care if the UFC books Sean Strickland vs Dricus du Plessis:
“I don’t care, I will wait. For me doesn’t matter, Sean or Dricus or Izzy…
I’m fighting for the money and for my belt.”
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