“Nobody like him” Khamzat Chimaev hails Jon Jones as the greatest of all time and says no one comes close to him
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Khamzat Chimaev praises Jon Jones
UFC rising superstar Khamzat Chimaev believes there is no other MMA fighter in the world that has come close to the greatness of Jon Jones inside the octagon.
Jon Jones has another name to add to the list of fighters that consider the former lightweight champion the greatest of all time. One of the biggest prospects in the welterweight division, Khamzat Chimaev rates Jones in the highest order. Being a dominant fighter himself, Khamzat can only applaud the dominance of someone like Jones in his fighting career.
Khamzat and Darren Till made an appearance on the recent episode of The Triple C & Schmo Show. When Henry Cejudo asked Chimaev who he believed was the greatest of all time, the fighter from Chechnya named Jones.
“Nobody’s like him. Nobody,” Chimaev said. “He beats the lot of guys, he beats the monsters. I would do the work, all my training with Alex [Gustafsson], I know how good he is, and if Jon Jones could stop that guy, it’s scary.”
Khamzat Chimaev reveals what makes Jones special
Jones has the greatest resume of all fighters in MMA, undoubtedly. The fighter has the most title defenses in the history of the promotion and is also the youngest champion. Jones has a record of 26-1-0 and his only loss comes from a disqualification. Chimaev believes though Jones has put some great numbers, they alone don’t do justice to his greatness.
“He beat not easy fighters, crazy good fighters with knockout power and the ground was good, everything was like perfect. And [beat] ‘DC’ [Daniel Cormier] with the pressure and wrestling, he has good boxing, his mentality is like just pressure the fighters and kill them, you know? He stopped that guy as well,” said Chimaev on the show with Henry Cejudo.
Khamzat is training to face top contender Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 and is most likely looking at a title shot after a win against Burns. The fighter is 10-0 in his career and one of the most exciting fighters the UFC octagon has seen. Watch his episode with Henry Cejudo, Darren Till, and The Schmo, below:
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