Caio Borralho says Khamzat Chimaev dominates Robert Whittaker

Caio Borralho is aware of first hand how good Khamzat Chimaev is.

Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who emerged as a high middleweight contender after defeating Jared Cannonier this previous Saturday at UFC on ESPN 62, spent a while coaching with Chimaev a few years in the past.

Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) meets Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) in a possible No. 1 contender bout Oct. 26 within the UFC 308 co-main occasion in Abu Dhabi. Borralho thinks Chimaev’s grappling might be an excessive amount of for the previous champion.

“We spent a while in Sweden with him, coaching with him for his coaching camp towards Nate Diaz, the combat that by no means occurred,” Borralho instructed Submission Radio. “However I used to be there coaching with him on a regular basis, was his essential sparring companion for this camp. I feel it’s a really powerful combat for Whittaker as a result of Khamzat is a really nice, nice wrestler. And there’s one factor about Khamzat that individuals don’t understand an excessive amount of, like they don’t know what sort of stage to count on from him. They know by seeing, however once you really feel it, I feel it’s a bit of bit completely different. This type of stage of wrestling, of grappling. The very best wrestler within the division I feel is Khamzat, and we noticed how he dominated Kamaru Usman. That could be a nice, nice wrestler that fought like Demian Maia and didn’t get dominated the way in which that he was by Khamzat.

“So, undoubtedly quite a lot of braveness of Whittaker, however I feel if he did that, he has one thing in his thoughts to this combat. I feel he thinks that Khamzat goes to get drained or one thing like that. However let’s see how good are the coaching companions of Whittaker which are going to imitate Khamzat’s type. I feel all of it depends upon that, that Whittaker is used to this stage of grappling when it comes about his coaching camp. So, he received’t really feel that a lot distinction when the true combat begins. So, I feel this combat goes to Khamzat. I feel Khamzat goes to love dominate him within the wrestling, within the floor. However Whittaker was a champion, although, so can not doubt our champion. So, undoubtedly is a enjoyable combat. I’m prepared to see this combat for certain.”

Borralho lauded Chimaev for his work ethic – one thing he thinks is to his detriment at occasions.

“I didn’t see every other man in my life that trains as a lot as he trains, perhaps that’s why generally he kills his physique and doesn’t make it to the fights,” Borralho stated. “However, undoubtedly a man that (out)-trains everybody within the room. There was one time that we did five-round sparring. After his sparring was finished he did like a 3 or 4 spherical pads, after which after that he did like a 30-minute spherical. And I used to be like, what the f*ck is that this man doing?

“Like why he wants that sh*t? I feel he wants that. He was used to it. That’s the one manner that he is aware of how you can practice correctly, to be assured or one thing like that. So, undoubtedly a man that trains quite a bit. He’s very intense on sparring and all of the periods and all these things. He was very laborious to spar with, however undoubtedly a second in my profession that I developed quite a bit. I discovered quite a bit from him, from his staff.”