“He understood” – Sean Strickland praises Khamzat Chimaev for taking his word of advice before his sparring session
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Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev who in his last fight with Gilbert Burns silenced most of his critics is now all set to fight Nate Diaz. The pair will lock horns next month at UFC 279 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Due to the fan following of both the fighters it is going to be a massive fight. Going into the fight, Chimaev is the fan favourite given that Diaz has already passed his prime. However, the ‘Borz’ is taking this fight seriously and is not slacking off his training.
In a recent video that has been circulating all over the internet, Chimaev can be seen having a conversation with Sean Strickland. The Middleweight fighter seems to be having a word with Chimaev about how to treat the sparring partners. Strickland in the video can be heard saying:
“He gets a little bit … a little bit … be nice! Khamzat, understand: you’re better than most … you’re better than everybody. Don’t hurt people.”
Sean is a mature fighter and knows that someone like Chimaev can get a little out of control in the heat of the moment. However, the fighter talked with Chimaev and handled the situation nicely.
“Chimaev is like a f*cking dog”- Sean Strickland talks about how it’s like to train with Khamzat Chimaev
After the video of Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev’s conversation during the training session got viral, ‘The Schmo’ asked about the same to Strickland in a recent interview.
While talking about the incident, Strickland explained that Chimaev is a tough fighter and trains extremely hard. Strickland revealed that during a training session, one of his friends sparred with Chimaev and things got a little overboard. Strickland mentioned that he had to confront Chimaev and tell him to take it easy and respect his training partners. He said:
“Chimaev is like a fcking dog with a bone,” Strickland said. “He spars, he trains, and there’s a fcking target on their back. He was sparring one of my buddies, a ’55er who moved up to 170, a lower-level pro, and I was just telling Chimaev, ‘I understand that you like to f*cking smash, but if you want to spar him, you gotta respect him, because he’s here to help you. He’s not at your level. And Chimaev was all about it. He understood, and he had good sparring.”
In most of his training videos online, Chimaev can always be seen training with the highest intensity. The fighter has a goal to become a welterweight champion and this requires the total commitment of which Chimaev is fully aware.
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