Darren Till and Khamzat Chimaev
Ahead of his anticipated clash against Gilbert Burns at UFC 273, we take a look at where the Chechen born Swedish mixed martial artist trains
Khamzat Chimaev has taken the MMA world by storm, ever since he made his debut in 2020. The Russian born- Swedish mixed martial artist is pitted to be the only fighter in the welterweight division that really stands a chance to beat the welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. The promotion has been working relentlessly to get a top-ranked competition for him, and it has finally come to effectuation with a fight against no.2 ranked, Gilbert Burns set for this weekend at UFC 273.
The three-time Swedish national wrestling champion had a natural inclination towards MMA when he first saw Jose Aldo vs Conor Mcgregor at UFC 194. The fight ignited the idea and provoked the thought of becoming an MMA fighter. Since then, he has been training at Allstar Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden since he was 23 years of age. The Gym has produced talents such as Ilir Latifi and Alexander Gustaffson just to name a few.
Besides that Khamzat has been training tirelessly to develop his skills as a martial artist. Ahead of UFC 273, he spent some time in Thailand at the prestigious Tiger Muay Thai to sharpen up his stand-up skills and test himself against some of the best kickboxers in the game.
Chimaev also stops by the reputed Xtreme Couture gym to train and put in some work whenever he’s in Vegas.
It would be remiss to say that a number 2 ranked fighter wouldn’t be the clear favorite in a fight against 11th ranked fighter. But defying the usual odds is what Chechen born Swedish fighter Khamzat Chimaev has been doing ever since he made his UFC debut.
Chimaev has taken the MMA world by storm, ever since he made his debut in 2020. The Russian born- Swedish mixed martial artist is pitted to be the only fighter in the welterweight division that really stands a chance to beat the welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. The promotion has been working relentlessly to get a top-ranked competition for him, and it has finally come to effectuation with a fight against no.2 ranked, Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.
Usually, when a top prospect appears on the UFC radar, fans start questioning the legitimacy of the hype, but that hasn’t been the case with Chimaev. His dominance is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, and everyone including MMA pundits and oddsmakers have hopped onto the hype train.
This is evident from the latest odds posted by UFC broadcast team commentator Jon Anik. He posted,
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