Khabib Nurmagomedov offers Khamzat Chimaev advice | MMA News
Khabib Nurmagomedov has shared his assist for Khamzat Chimaev, giving ‘Borz’ a path to victory forward of his first shot at UFC gold.
‘The Eagle’ is no stranger to teaching fighters to victory, as he has finished time and time again with his Russian armada. The legendary determine in MMA has seamlessly transitioned into teaching, managing to help information Islam Makhachev, Usman Nurmagomedov, and many others to change into some of the best fighters in the world.
Khamzat Chimaev has long been a star inside the octagon but has the prospect to considerably enhance his fame with a win at UFC 319 on August 16. Chimaev will face Dricus Du Plessis, the seemingly unstoppable South African who possesses devastating knockout energy and stable wrestling.
Weighing in on the matchup, Khabib Nurmagomedov insisted that Du Plessis seemingly will not have the scale benefit over Chimaev.
“I don’t think he’s bigger than Khamzat,” Khabib stated. “First of all, he may be taller, but in terms of weight, I doubt he’ll be that much bigger…”
“Yeah, that’s a very good fight. It’s kind of like a climactic moment. Like everything you’ve been doing, preparing for, it’s all led to this — now you have to deliver.”
Khabib then analyzed the menace Dricus Du Plessis poses.
“He’s the kind of fighter — if you don’t knock him out, he’ll fight until the end… He’s an interesting opponent.”
“He’s very tough, he’s going to scrap. [He is] kind of an unorthodox kickboxer. He throws hands and legs.”
“What’s good — or rather, what’s bad — about Du Plessis is he’s not super accurate, but he throws a lot. He’s always throwing hands and legs, constantly… He throws a lot of volume, he doesn’t stand still.”
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Despite Du Plessis arguably holding the benefit on the toes, Khabib believes Chimaev ought to strike with the champion.
“I think — personally — I would advise Khamzat to strike with him… Well, imagine if I were coaching — I’d give different advice [than to be overly aggressive from the start].”
“If you put them in straight boxing, Khamzat is better. Pure boxing-wise. That’s my opinion.”
“There’s just this one thing — you can try to force things early. Like [in the] first round or two, but if you don’t finish him, you’ll burn a lot of energy. And later, you’ll need it in the championship rounds.”
Listen to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s advice to Khamzat Chimaev and more below.
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