‘He won’t do well in the middle east’ – Dan Lambert labels “VILLAIN” Khamzat Chimaev as tailor-made for the American Audience
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Dan Lambert and Khamzat Chimaev
Dan Lambert, the founder of MMA’s most reputed gym, American Top Team has a very interesting analysis of UFC’s new heel Khamzat Chimaev. The veteran believes the Chechen is perfect for the American audience.
Khamzat Chimaev is the new phenom in UFC. He’s something like we’ve never seen before and has absolutely taken over the MMA world by storm. The fighter from Sweden is a monster inside the octagon and comes in with the sole intention of killing his opponent.
In the very short time in the promotion, he has succeeded winning over the market and has become a huge superstar. The Chechen, however, in his recent fight at UFC 279 went from being the most-liked to the most-hated star in the UFC. Promotion experts like Dana White and Dan Lambert believe that this will only rise the stocks of Khamzat even higher.
Chimaev is now the villain of UFC which is only going to get him more incredible matchups. ATT’s Lambert believes Chimaev is ready to take over the American market even though he might not do well in the middle east, which has been very welcoming of Muslim athletes in the UFC. (i.e, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, and others)
Dan Lambert believes Khamzat Chimaev is a casual’s favorite fighter
On the latest episode of “Punchin’ In”, Dan discusses Khamzat and his career going forward. Talking about the Chechen superstar, Dan said, “Even if he isn’t going to be the goose that lays the golden egg over there in the middle east as far as getting big money from those guys, he is going to sell over here.”
“He is tailor-made for your average UFC fan that loves that sh*t and by the average UFC fan that loves that sh**, I mean people like me,” further added the ATT founder. Dan has helped shape superstars like Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal, and many others at American Top Team.
Lambert also said Khamzat’s awesome and sees him doing big things in the UFC. Khamzat is currently undefeated in his professional career and has 6 fights in the UFC with 5 finishes. Chimaev is also the favorite to fight for the title. How do you like Khamzat’s new arc in the promotion?
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