Demetrious Johnson thinks Khamzat Chimaev’s approach is just about good.
After amassing an unblemished 14-0 report, ‘Borz’ will look to climb to the highest of the middleweight mountain when he challenges the division’s reigning and defending champion, Dricus du Plessis, at UFC 319 in Chicago.
Chimaev initially kickstarted his UFC run as a welterweight. Since making the transfer to 185, he’s put collectively a trio of spectacular wins, together with a majority determination W over Kamaru Usman and a teeth-shattering submission victory towards Robert Whittaker in October.
His picture-perfect efficiency towards ‘The Reaper’ was adequate to land him because the No. 3 ranked contender within the division, setting the stage for his title tilt with the South African sensation.
“The whole lot he’s doing is technically sound, good, appropriate—forcing his opponent to make a foul mistake making an attempt to publish,” Johnson stated of Chimaev on his YouTube channel. “Take the publish away, get it up, and Rob Whittaker didn’t get choked out as a result of he wasn’t on the neck: he neck cranked him and broke his backside jaw or the tooth.
“The largest factor you’re taking away from that is when he’s attacking within the grappling facet, taking the publish away, driving his weight on prime of you, at all times transitioning and not likely being married to at least one place.”
So far, du Plessis has solely been taken down thrice in his UFC profession, however he’s by no means confronted a grappler as ferocious as Chimaev.
“While you take a look at Khamzat, it’s important to take a look at him—when he jumps on you, you higher be prepared for the most effective, you higher have the most effective wrestling, anti-wrestling, and preventing talent able to rock and roll, as a result of as soon as he locks on, he’s going to be trying to go to that place, which I name residence,” Johnson continued. “He’s going to sit down there and wait after which see what you’re going to do.”
