Khabib advises Chimaev: You're better than Dricus, start using it now

After a agelong wait, Khamzat Chimaev yet got the accidental to combat for the UFC middleweight title belt. The combat that could people his vocation is scheduled for August 16 successful Chicago, wherever helium volition look champion Dricus du Plessis astatine the UFC 319 event.

It volition beryllium a duel betwixt 2 wholly antithetic styles. The combatant from South Africa is known for his brutal spot and unit that leaves nary 1 indifferent, portion 30-year-old Hamzat solves everything done devastating grappling and unthinkable instinct. However, idiosyncratic who knows some sides of the combat precise good – Khabib Nurmagomedov – has a somewhat antithetic approach.

"Honestly, I would counsel Khamzat to combat standing. If you inquire me, successful axenic boxing helium is simply a amended combatant than Du Plessis," said the legendary Dagestani successful the Hustle Show podcast.

Habib knows what helium is talking about. His vocation was built connected pressure, power and wearing down his opponent, but helium believes that this is not the absorption his compatriot should follow.

"You tin effort to unit a takedown close astatine the start, but if you don't decorativeness it, you volition usage up excessively overmuch energy. And you volition wage dearly for that successful the aboriginal rounds. Khamzat has ne'er been successful the title rounds, and helium has to instrumentality that into account."

The experienced combatant adjacent mentioned Khamzat's duels with Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman, wherever the combat became much and much "stand-up" arsenic the rounds went on.

"If helium had gone consecutive to boxing, possibly helium would person done better. He doesn't person that stubborn tenacity successful grappling that I had. And that's wherefore - helium amended distributes his spot wisely."

Injuries

Although helium is 14-0 successful his career, the Swedish combatant of Chechen root has had galore problems with injuries and breaks. His hostile is tough, resilient and has already proven that helium tin withstand 5 rounds of hell.

"These are fights astatine the highest level. One tiny mistake present – and everything falls apart. Your position, your plan, your belt. Everything."

Maybe it's clip to spot not the aged brawler this time, but the new, tactical Khamzat Chimaev. Will helium person capable patience? We'll find retired soon.