Alexander Gustafsson compliments Khamzat Chimaev’s work ethics, claims he works harder than anybody else in the gym
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Khamzat Chimaev
The undefeated mixed martial artist, Khamzat Chimaev has taken the MMA world by storm. After securing wins in both middleweight and the welterweight division, he went on to challenge every top-ranked fighter in the UFC. His last performance against Li Jinglian was a sight to behold, and now he would most likely face the former title challenger, Gilbert Burns.
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He trains with light heavyweight legend, and former title challenger, Alexander Gustafsson. Alex talked about Khamzat’s presence in the gym, and how he works harder than anybody in this world. “He works harder than I ever worked,” Gustafsson said. “He’s doing five sessions a day, at least. In my prime, when I fought Jon and those guys back in the day, I did three sessions a day, and I did, like, 20 rounds every sparring. My conditioning was crazy. But this guy, he outworks me. He doesn’t get tired.”
“He hits every time“- Alexander Gustafsson claims Khamzat Chimaev’s striking is on par with his wrestling
Khamzat is known as a wrestler, but he displayed his precise striking in his fight against Gerald Meerschaert. He knocked him out with a single punch, and now he’s training at world-renowned Tiger Muay Thai to further improve his skills. Gustafsson also talked about his ability to land a punch, he said, “I better keep my hands up. I’m not kidding. He hits hard. He has this thing that he’s fast, and he has very good precision, so he doesn’t need a lot of power to just knock people out, because he knows what he’s aiming at, and he hits every time.”
“I’ve play-sparred with lot of guys, you’re just laughing and joking around and having a good time. But this guy, when he comes to spar, he comes to spar. It doesn’t matter if it’s me or another guy, he just goes,” Gustafsson concluded.
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