8/16 @ 6PM EST - UFC 319 in Chicago - Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev - page 61

Khamzat wrestles with Olympic wrestlers all the time

185. They forced Khamzat to move up to 185 after the Diaz fiasco. They fought during Volk/Islam 2 for the #1 MW contender. The month after Strickland won the belt and the lane was wide open for challengers.

But if Khamzat wanted…I legit think he could become a three division champion especially with him weighing 2 pounds below 185. He’d just have to work with the same cardio coach and watch his weight and challenge winner of Islam/JDM. Or he could move up to 205 and go after that belt. Those guys are big though. 170 might be easier.

Tom is also a likable guy and a “regular” ie Anglo European so he has more appeal to Americans and UFC fans than a lot of people. Honestly I think Jones is going to wait until he sees a flaw he can exploit in Tom’s game and then unretire

im not saying he's not, but the heavyweight division is full of journeymen battling for title shots.

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He has no faces. At least DDP has the face to sell a fight! Literally the only good champ they have is Tom

I meant Olympic champ, but yeah this guy is an elite grappler

185. They forced Khamzat to move up to 185 after the Diaz fiasco. They fought during Volk/Islam 2 for the #1 MW contender. The month after Strickland won the belt and the lane was wide open for challengers.

But if Khamzat wanted…I legit think he could become a three division champion especially with him weighing 2 pounds below 185. He’d just have to work with the same cardio coach and watch his weight and challenge winner of Islam/JDM. Or he could move up to 205 and go after that belt. Those guys are big though. 170 might be easier.

I’m talking about Usman. Yeah the Burns fight was at 170.

Yeah he’s bigger than DDP and cutting a lot of weight he’s almost the same height as the 205 champion it should be a good fight

185. They forced Khamzat to move up to 185 after the Diaz fiasco. They fought during Volk/Islam 2 for the #1 MW contender. The month after Strickland won the belt and the lane was wide open for challengers.

But if Khamzat wanted…I legit think he could become a three division champion especially with him weighing 2 pounds below 185. He’d just have to work with the same cardio coach and watch his weight and challenge winner of Islam/JDM. Or he could move up to 205 and go after that belt. Those guys are big though. 170 might be easier.

Why did you respond to “Burns / Chimaev was at 170….” If you were talking about Usman….

M Y Bad. I saw someone ask if the Usman fight was at 185.