Khamzat Chimaev is now only a few months after Fighting for a UFC title, five years after participating in the promotion.
Since Khamzat Chimaev made his UFC debut in 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemie, he was immediately emphasized as a potential future double champion in the UFC.
Only 10 days after his debut, Chimaev broke a UFC record when he arrived in the short term to record Rhys McKee, which marked the fastest turning between fighting in the history of promotion.
And now eight fights in his UFC official period, after an explicit victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 308, 'Borz' will finally fight for the middleweight title when he takes on Dricus du Plessis on UFC 319.
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Chimaev explains a decision to do UFC 319 camp in the remote mountain village
The Chechense has won a lot of popularity in its sport in the sport and that is due to victories over people like Whittaker, Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman, together with his no-nonsense personality.
Early in his UFC career, Chimaev suffered from various health complications, which at a certain point led him to announce his short retirement of the sport.
And after his continuous health problems, Chimaev decided to change teams and admitted that he used his old team to train exhaustion.
In anticipation of his title fight in Chicago, Chimaev leads his Vechtkamp in a remote mountain village called Kislovodsk, which is classified as a 'spa -city' in the North Caucasus region in Russia.
'Borz' trains on the Olympic basis that used to be used to train athletes prior to the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
Fortunately, even though it is a remote village in the mountains, Chimaev is lucky to have a gym full of teammates who help him prepare.
“This is the Olympic base, Kislovodsk. Probably the best basis I have ever been. The best place for training,” Chimaev told Adam Zubayraev.
The 31-year-old revealed that the reason he decided to do his camp there is because it enables him to fully concentrate on his training without distraction.
“Many, all Olympians (keep their training camps here). Wrestles, figure skaters, every sport is here, boxers, non-boxers. It is a very cool place away from the bustle of the city. You just dive into sport, no telephone, nothing.
“And your head is like (clear). All extra things disappear, the food is also very tasty,” he continued.
Khamzat tried to make a name for himself before the UFC career
Although he quickly awarded to Superstardom in the UFC, Chimaev tried to make a name for himself years years before he became famous in the best promotion.
During the historic feud of Conor McGregor with Khabib Nurmagomedov, Chimaev flew to Ireland to 'beat up' McGregor after comments he made about Nurmagomedov and his religion.
And now the 31-year-old is only a few months out of the finally fighting for a UFC title in what seemed an inevitable moment in his career.