Chimaev’s rise in the UFC since his debut has been incredible. ‘Borz’ is currently on the back of a huge win over Li Jingliang, a victory which saw him enter the top 15 UFC welterweight rankings.
During an episode of the Weighing In podcast, McCarthy praised Chimaev’s skills including his wrestling, submission game, and his stand-up. He stated the following:
Check out John McCarthy speaking on Khamzat Chimaev’s chances against Kamaru Usman:
Darren Till believes Khamzat Chimaev will give trouble to both Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman
Darren Till has been training with Khamzat Chimaev in recent weeks. The two have developed quite a friendship with one another and ‘The Gorilla’ even believes that Chimaev is capable of causing trouble to both the reigning UFC welterweight and middleweight champion.
While speaking with Frontkick.online, ‘The Gorilla’ responded to Henry Cejudo claiming that Chimaev could easily beat ‘The Last Stylebender’. Till said:
Watch Darren Till’s interview with Frontkick.online in the video below:
As things stand, rumors have suggested that Chimaev could be facing former UFC welterweight title contender Gilbert Burns next. The bout will certainly be the biggest fight of Chimaev’s UFC career so far.
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