Does Khamzat Chimaev Have More Potential Than Islam Makhachev?

The AllStar spoke with Mike Swick, founder/owner of AKA Thailand, about the potential of Khamzat Chimaev. 

Swick breaks down Chimaev:

“The guy is a freak. He is a freak of nature. As much as I didn’t want to believe the hype because he got hyped way too soon. Anytime someone comes in and wins a few fights and gets so overly hyped so fast sometimes that can be bad cause we don’t really know, we never seen him in a tough fight. But he’s proven himself. He has the potential too.

“I don’t think he has the Islam [Makhachev] potential, in my opinion, what I see so far because we haven’t see him grind out and do all of things that he can do but maybe, you know.”

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Fighter profile

Khamzat “Borz” Chimaev is a 27 year old male fighter from Sweden with 10 pro wins and 0 losses. Chimaev is scheduled to fight Jack Hermansson at Bulldog Fight Night 9 on Friday November 19, 2021.

Khamzat Chimaev’s recent form

Chimaev has gone 5-0 in the last 5 professional MMA fights.

• Win vs Jingliang Li • Submission R1 3:16 • 2021-10-30
• Win vs Gerald Meerschaert • KO/TKO R1 0:17 • 2020-09-19
• Win vs Rhys McKee • KO/TKO R1 3:09 • 2020-07-25
• Win vs John Phillips • Submission R2 1:12 • 2020-07-15
• Win vs Mzwandile Hlongwa • Submission R2 1:15 • 2019-10-04

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