The Khamzat Question: WW or MW?

[EnthusiastCultivator]

Which division of the 2 would you like to see him pursue? I believe it’s better he goes to MW, as WW is looking to be moving really slow considering Usman vs Leon wouldn’t happen at the very least until July.

Now another question, which fight is more intriguing for you? Usman vs Chimaev or Izzy vs Chimaev. I’m siding with the latter.

 

[HeDidn'tWantTheFight]

I agree. He'll only be able to fight in the Middle East if he wants to stay at WW, and that just slows things down.

Why do you think this Burns fight hasn't been made? Logistics of getting back to Abu Dhabi.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

No the real khamzat question is i

Is he as good as he as everyone keeps saying he is .. that's the only khamzat question that matters


Right now for me its undecided...


Also never forget .

Khamzat...i smesh everyone.

Rockhold...i got a khamzat contract i signed it right away


Also Khamzat.... I fight 170 bro...

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I'm thinking for him Izzy is much more beatable than Usman.

Izzy's grappling skills are very suspect, although they're probably better than what he's shows in the octagon. But if Khazmat takes him down the chances he gets up within the round without getting exhausted aren't very high.

Usman has proved he's just as dangerous standing as he is on the ground.

 

[EnthusiastCultivator]

I agree. He'll only be able to fight in the Middle East if he wants to stay at WW, and that just slows things down.

Why do you think this Burns fight hasn't been made? Logistics of getting back to Abu Dhabi.

No reason was given on the delay. Chael Sonnen floated the idea that he has Visa problems and can’t fight Burns in April which was the plan, but that is a rumour at best. They usually announce these foreign cards much in advance so I doubt Abu Dhabi is on the horizon. My theory is that Chimaev doesn’t know if he can make 170 again. The guy looks big in his recent photos.

 

[Deleted member 504083]

Also never forget .

Khamzat...i smesh everyone.

Rockhold...i got a khamzat contract i signed it right away


Also Khamzat.... I fight 170 bro...

Hard to imagine a guy with Khamzat's power not KO Rockhold at this point.

The UFC probably made him stick to one division, and he chose WW because he wants to be double champ and it will get much harder for him to make 170 the older he gets.

 

[fightfan70]

to me it looks like he could be a big ww or an undersized mw

the top 5 at middleweight would give him some problems just with the size and athleticism

if he makes it past burns like he did jingaling, usman may have to retire early

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Hard to imagine a guy with Khamzat's power not KO Rockhold at this point.

The UFC probably made him stick to one division, and he chose WW because he wants to be double champ and it will get much harder for him to make 170 the older he gets.

Ya...

Or he didnt want any of Rockholds grappling or ground game because Rockhold aint no small WW or MW for that matter that khamzats gunna pick him up and carrying infront of Dana while talking...

Just saying

 

[Midget Boxer]

I see Izzy and Bobby beating him.

 

[Deleted member 504083]

Ya...

Or he didnt want any of Rockholds grappling or ground game because Rockhold aint no small WW or MW for that matter that khamzats gunna pick him up and carrying infront of Dana while talking...

Just saying

I think how he manhandled Hermansson shows what he's capable of against guys that size

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

I think he needs to bulk up a bit for MW. But not for Izzy, he can beat Izzy now.

It's fighters like Whittaker, Vettori, Costa, and Cannonier that would give him difficulty now.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

I think how he manhandled Hermansson shows what he's capable of against guys that size

Are you referencing the wrestling match with 3 minute rounds in which khamzat had a good first round and then was tired for the other two..

Pure wrestling requires less cardio than MMA

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

No the real khamzat question is i

Is he as good as he as everyone keeps saying he is .. that's the only khamzat question that matters


Right now for me its undecided...


Also never forget .

Khamzat...i smesh everyone.

Rockhold...i got a khamzat contract i signed it right away


Also Khamzat.... I fight 170 bro...

Yeah you never really know how good undefeated guys are, he could be good enough to win both MW and WW belts but we don't know yet.

 

[HeDidn'tWantTheFight]

No reason was given on the delay. Chael Sonnen floated the idea that he has Visa problems and can’t fight Burns in April which was the plan, but that is a rumour at best. They usually announce these foreign cards much in advance so I doubt Abu Dhabi is on the horizon. My theory is that Chimaev doesn’t know if he can make 170 again. The guy looks big in his recent photos.

I don't think he's made 170 ever. That's what I was getting at. He's bigger than most 185ers, and has looked exactly the same in his WW fights. I would at least expect him to look drained on the scale, but he hasn't. There's a reason why his fights in Sweden and the U.S. have been at MW, which is weird considering the fact that he insists he's a WW. The UFC can do what they want on the scales over in Abu Dhabi, and at his last weigh in, there was a sketchy moment where the scale fluctuated five pounds out of nowhere.

He's free to prove me wrong by fighting at WW in the West somewhere. All this is speculative.

I also don't think Khabib ever made weight for the Gaethje fight.

 

[BowserGiga]

Not much point of this thread. He already said he's going to MW to beat Israel directly after he beats Usman.

 

[Deleted member 504083]

Pure wrestling requires less cardio than MMA

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Lol ..

Wrestling is grueling but it doesn't require more cardio then a sport where u are striking...wreslting and doing jiu-jitsu at any given time..lets not get silly

 

[Deleted member 504083]

Lol ..

Wrestling is grueling but it doesn't require more cardio then a sport where u are striking...wreslting and doing jiu-jitsu at any given time..lets not get silly

Hermansson has decent cardio and was way more gassed than Chimaev

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Not much point of this thread. He already said he's going to MW to beat Israel directly after he beats Usman.

He already said...

 

[mjfan23]

He beat them both, same night, same time too