Khamzat Chimaev started his profession with a stylistic method that many discovered fairly thrilling however a notable former MMA champion thinks ‘Borz’ pivoted his methodolgy to deliver him to the extent of being a UFC champion. This was mentioned by former Strikeforce mild heavyweight champion King Mo Lawal who touched on the evolution of the UFC’s reigning middleweight champion as Lawal took half in an interview with MMA Junkie Radio.
When delving into the shifts he has seen inside Chimaev’s combative method from the start of his UFC journey till now, King Mo Lawal stated,
“I’m gonna drop some BS on y’all. Khamzat hit the UFC with the grand ole switch-do, going on the market saying ‘I can strike, I can do that.’ I’ll strike. However the second he confronted a man that was very inadequate with the grappling, he was like, ‘You understand what, guys? Let me return to my roots.’”
“And he went on the market and wrestled and grappled this man for 2, 24 minutes and 34, 35 seconds. That was it. Simply managed him. And he used IQ as a result of he knew this man has nothing right here for me. Let me beat him there. Identical factor with Islam. Islam’s like, ‘This man has nothing right here for me. Let me deal with this.’”
”You’re not going to see as many barn burners, per se. You’re going to see extra IQ now. You’ll see extra individuals getting beat up as a result of the decide standards is harm. To me, first, you’re gonna see extra harm being carried out, however extra in a extra clever means.”
Khamzat Chimaev could possibly be a 3 division UFC champ, per one other ex-strikeforce champion
Khamzat Chimaev already helms over the 185 pound class within the UFC however he might probably maintain gold in two different wieght courses in keeping with a former Strikeforce light-weight champion.
Josh Thomson articulated this thought not too long ago on the Weighing In podcast with Thomson stating [via Sportskeeda],
“Look, everybody needs a double gold, however I’ve stated this earlier than, it’s simpler to do it from 185 to 205 after which even as much as heavyweight. I might not be stunned, to be sincere, if he’s [Chimaev] the primary man to go three champs. You have a look at his physique fashion, he’s tall, lengthy, and lanky. He doesn’t look like he has a tough time placing weight on, particularly after lacking weight at 170.”
