"Wolf King" Khamzat Chimaev 10-0 MMA is currently training at a tiger training camp in Phuket, Thailand, and a video of his KO sparring and Muay Thai training recently came online.
He is understood to be dueling second-place Brazilian boxer Gilbert Burns 20-4 MMA on April 10, and will challenge for the level champion after winning.
Chimayev is a wrestler-turned-MMA player, and this trip to Thailand to train is obviously to strengthen his standing strike ability.
UFC welterweight peter yan, kickboxing star Arazov and "bullet sister" Valentina Shevchenko also trained here.
The video of Arazov easily knocking the opponent down with a punch in the abdomen when he fights with the sparring partner also shows his progress.
Chimayev's training video shows him looking a little careless in his punching reaction, and The opponent who is chimayev's hook and straight punches are retreating, and the other party continues to stab Chimayev in a straight fist looking for an opportunity.
Chimayev suddenly punched the opponent's abdomen with a forehand hook, and the other party fell to the ground in response, and Chimaev symbolically punched the ground several times when he saw that the other party was okay.
The next video is a Taijiao target training, I have to say that Chimayev's sweep kick still looks a little stiff, but the sonorous and powerful rhythm of the fist, leg, elbow and knee beat is clear, and even shows several knee jumps. He has not been in the octagon cage since the UFC 267 match in October 2021. Although there is no official announcement, this preparation is obviously for Burns.
Born in Jiu-Jitsu, Burns began his professional MMA career in 2012 and signed with the UFC in 2014. Burns challenged UFC sub-welterweight champion Kamaroo Usman in February last year and was TKO in the third set.
Chimayev once said:
'Actually, I like this Burns, he's a very interesting and good guy, I want to play against him, but in the game I can't be soft-hearted, I want to kill everyone, I hope to play in Brazil as well, it's a good country.'
In addition, facing the UFC sub-middleweight champion Usman, who is preparing to upgrade, Chimayev challenged him on his personal social media to make him wait for him to crush him.
"So you want to go to another level before I come to you?" Don't go there I'll come right away, I'll crush you in two minutes! Believe me! I'm the king here!" Chimayev said.