Lengthy-time UFC commentator, Joe Rogan has claimed Khamzat Chimaev’s wrestling and grappling prowess could also be much more “dominant” and spectacular than that of former light-weight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, off the again of the Chechen’s beautiful victory at UFC 308.
Chimaev, the present quantity three ranked middleweight challenger off the again of his spectacular first spherical win over former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, latched onto a brutal face crank simply three minutes into their co-headliner, showing to fracture the Auckland native’s mandible and a number of tooth.
And now closely linked with a title cost in opposition to the incumbent, Dricus du Plessis following his win — which has been endorsed by the South African himself forward of a rematch with former gold holder, Sean Strickland, Chimaev’s grappling and dominance was lauded by veteran color-commentator, Rogan.
Khamzat Chimaev backed as equally “dominant” to Khabib Nurmagomedov
“[It’s] possibly much more intense, possibly much more dominant [comparing Khamzat Chimaev’s ability to Khabib Nurmagomedov],” Joe Rogan mentioned on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Expertise. “To try this to (Robert) Whittaker, a man whose a world champion, like even the Conor [McGregor] battle, it took some time earlier than [Khabib] overwhelmed him…This was simply an awesome victory. Khamzat simply charged in, dove in, obtained him down and mauled him. Mauled him till he broke his face.”
Welcoming the possibility to battle Pretoria native, du Plessis in his first title cost within the UFC subsequent, Chimaev’s ambitions have been additionally backed by the defending gold holder who claimed he ought to surpass Strickland within the cue.
“We at all times knew that, between Rob (Whittaker) and Khamzat (Chimaev), if it was going to be one thing distinctive that occurs, there is perhaps a change within the title battle,” DricusDu Plessis instructed Radioraps. “Now we have no readability on that, however as a fan of the game, and because the middleweight champion of the world, that’s a battle that will get me extra excited – taking someone’s 0. I’ve crushed (Sean) Strickland earlier than, and I do know I’ll beat him once more.”
