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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 19: Khamzat Chimaev of Chechnya prepares to fight Gerald Meerschaert in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 19: Khamzat Chimaev of Chechnya prepares to fight Gerald Meerschaert in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Khamzat Chimaev is one of the most dangerous and powerful contenders in the UFCs welterweight division. The Chechnya-born Swede quickly made a name for himself in the premier promotion with astounding victories.
‘Borz’ has dominating victories over Gerald Meerschaert and ranked welterweight fighter Li Jingliang, whom he defeated in his latest outing. Meanwhile, he is hungry for more, as he wants to add more names to his undefeated streak.
Tiger Muay Thai welcomes @KChimaev to camp!
Currently ranked no.11 in the UFC welterweight division, Khamzat is coming off a round 1 finish over Li Jingliang last October, and is putting in work here at Tiger Muay Thai to be ready for his next fight call up.#ufc #tigermuaythai pic.twitter.com/nfvSK8q1kT— Tiger Muay Thai (@tigermuaythai) January 21, 2022
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Recently, the Swede joined the Tiger Muay Thai training center in Thailand. This is to prepare him for what comes ahead as he takes on 170- pounds elites. The fitness center broke the news on Twitter with a photo of ‘Borz’.
They captioned it, “Tiger Muay Thai welcomes @KChimaev to camp! Currently ranked no.11 in the UFC welterweight division, Khamzat is coming off a round 1 finish over Li Jingliang last October, and is putting in work here at Tiger Muay Thai to be ready for his next fight call up.#ufc #tigermuaythai”
Tiger Muay Thai is one of the biggest fitness centers in the world and has an impressive number of MMA professionals associated with it. Some of its most notable alumni are flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko, Rafael Fiziev, Marlon Moraes, Yaroslav Amosov, Damir Ismagulov, Chingiz Allazov, and Roman Kryklia.
Even the interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan is also undergoing training at the Tiger Muay Thai center. Yan will be facing Aljamain Sterling for an upcoming title unification bout at UFC 273.
Khamzat Chimaev has a brand new YouTube channel
The Swede grappler recently started his new YouTube channel after announcing it on his Twitter. In the past, Chimaev has remained a secretive personality who doesn’t showcase his personal life on social media.
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But with the new YouTube channel has let himself known to the public a little better. In the first video on his channel ‘Borz’ gave a little sneak peek into his training routine and his signature style called out all the welterweights on the roster.
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