Rising UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has been inactive for a considerable period. But he has not stopped his training camps. However, he caught the attention of his fans and some other UFC fighters after roughing up a sparring partner during a boxing session. The video clip, uploaded by ESPN, has gone viral on social media.
Khamzat Chimaev is yet to be defeated in a UFC fight. He boasts an undefeated 12-o record, which can be credited to his habit of rag-dolling opponents during his fights. He recently showed another snippet of his ferocious attitude during a training session in a gym in Gothenburg in Sweden.
Khamzat Chimaev roughs up his sparring partner
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A clip of ‘Borz’ sparring with a member in a boxing fight in an MMA cage has caught the eyes of fans. Things started at a slow and steady pace. But then it took a turn for the worse. While Khamzat Chimaev was landing some good blows, his sparring partner landed a right hook on Chimaev’s head, which prompted the Swedish star to remove the hat he was wearing and get into a mauling mode.
Khamzat Chimaev proceeded to land some fast and hard blows to his sparring partner, as the latter could only stand there and block his shots. However, the plan didn’t work as much as he expected it would. Chimaev, who claims that people are scared to fight him, landed some nasty blows to the head that totally shook his sparring partner. The fans took notice of the video on Instagram and shared their reactions to it.
Fans and UFC fighters react to ‘Borz’ leaving his sparring partner shook
Lightweight fighter Terrance McKinney shared his reaction to the video and criticized Chimaev for beating up a person who came to see him at the gym. He said, “He’s beating up someone who came to the gym just to watch smh.” In addition to that, Derek Brunson also added his reaction with a ‘shifty eye’ emoji. However, former champion Kamaru Usman wasn’t impressed and reacted by sharing a few yawning emojis.
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Let us take a look at what the fans had to say on Instagram.
“Bro taking sparring too serious”
“Professional fighter loses his composure”
“Finally khamzat didn’t dodge a fight”
“sparring against a walmart employee”
“Just started dribbling on his head”
“He can’t be leaving that chin open like that if he’s going to Middleweight”
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“Leon picks him apart”
The fans were amused to see Khamzat Chimaev taking his sparring session too seriously. They claimed that he finally decided not to dodge a fight with someone who looks like a Walmart employee. The fans also took a jibe at him by saying that Chimaev may not fare well in the Middleweight division because he keeps his chin wide open. And they also believe that Leon Edwards would easily dispatch him in a fight.
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Khamzat Chimaev may be getting it done during sparring, but he is yet to find an opponent. But the UFC president, Dana White, claims that ‘Borz’s inactivity is due to his own problems and that the UFC had nothing to do with it. However, Chimaev doesn’t agree with that statement. We will have to wait and see what follows for the undefeated fighter.
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