Khamzat Chimaev has been given some recommendation from one former UFC champion forward of his showdown in opposition to Dricus du Plessis.
Chimaev is ready to problem du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Championship on Aug. 16. The title battle will headline UFC 319 inside United Heart in Chicago. Chimaev will enter the bout with an undefeated report, whereas du Plessis hasn’t suffered a loss since 2018.
Earlier than Chimaev and du Plessis share the Octagon, a former two-time bantamweight titleholder has supplied some steerage to the challenger.
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Khamzat Chimaev Will get Key Recommendation
Throughout a latest version of the “JAXXON Podcast,” TJ Dillashaw cautioned Khamzat Chimaev to place larger emphasis on cardio going into UFC 319 (by way of MMAJunkie).
“Chimaev must get on that Sam Calavitta cardio as a result of that’s his solely downfall is getting drained,” Dillashaw mentioned on the “JAXXON PODCAST.” “DDP ain’t going to get drained. He must work on topping purple line stuff. He goes for the kill, and you’ll solely try this for thus lengthy. You need to prepare that part. Everybody’s coronary heart charge, you get into the purple zone, you begin producing lactic acid, you get drained.
“The one option to make that higher is to be in that purple zone for so long as potential, and prepare to be there longer and in addition get used to it mentally. I might put much more cash on Chimaev if he trains the fitting means for his cardio. If he doesn’t prepare his cardio the fitting means, it’s going to be arduous for him to place DDP away and DDP’s going to get him within the later rounds and gasoline him out.”
Chimaev is coming off a first-round submission win over former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker. He has defeated the likes of Whittaker, Kamaru Usman, and Gilbert Burns. In the meantime, Dricus du Plessis has garnered a formidable resume himself together with his personal win over Whittaker, a submission end over Israel Adesanya, and two victories over Sean Strickland.
