Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo shared some pearls of knowledge for Khamzat Chimaev following his battle of the night time efficiency in opposition to Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.
This previous Saturday, one of the crucial anticipated fights came about at UFC 273. Khamzat Chimaev took on Gilbert Burns for 3 rounds in a intently fought contest that the ‘Borz’ received by unanimous determination. Dwelling as much as the hype, their bout was the battle of the night time as each males went to struggle in what can be a battle of the yr candidate.
For the primary time in his profession, Chimaev didn’t end his opponent having both knocked out or submitted his earlier ten rivals. It was additionally the primary time he went previous the second spherical in a battle. Burns proved his uncooked grit and turned the chances on their head by being the Chechen-born Swede’s hardest problem to date.
In an interview with Helen Yee, Henry Cejudo shared his ideas on the battle and recommendation for Khamzat Chimaev. When probed about Dana White evaluating Chimaev’s rise to Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey, Cejudo disagreed with the UFC president as he believes “it’s too early to say that”.
He prefaced his recommendation by displaying his help for the Chechen fighter and saying that he’s “nonetheless an enormous fan”.
‘Triple C’ felt that Chimaev appeared “human” within the battle. He talked about the potential for being overtrained, Cejudo mentioned, “He appeared overtrained,” earlier than including, “typically when folks look actually good, they give the impression of being actually good however then they get drained, it’s as a result of they’re simply overtrained. In order that’s one of many recommendation I’d most likely give is, ‘hey man, tone it down.’
“Simply since you’re doing much less doesn’t imply you’re doing worse, you’re not devoted. This can be a large mistake that each one these fighters make.”
Henry Cejudo believes Khamzat Chimaev was emotional
Henry Cejudo was shocked by Chimaev’s endurance and believed his efficiency was dictated by feelings, “I’ve additionally seen that once I see guys undergo fights, like that, like what he simply went by means of with Gilbert Burns, he’s emotional.”
“You possibly can expose that. When somebody’s emotional, it’s completely different. Because of this you consider guys like Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, Saint-Pierre, the triple C. It’s like we all know after we’re shedding a spherical,” Cejudo continued, “I feel with Khamzat, it was simply battle, battle, battle. It was a battle as a result of he introduced the battle however doesn’t imply you all the time have to do this. So, I feel he has to verify his feelings.”
Cejudo has managed to remain related and develop into extra of a fan favourite after retiring from the game in Might 2020. He’s settled into his position as a coach though he’s continued to express interest in a comeback fight. With detailed breakdowns of fights on his podcast, the ‘king of cringe’ is aware of the sport inside out as a veteran of the game.
Lastly, Henry Cejudo believes the load lower may need factored within the efficiency. Khamzat Chimaev revealed he gained roughly 20 kilos after stepping on the size for the weigh-ins earlier than the battle. Speaking in regards to the weight lower for the battle, Cejudo mentioned, “Don’t get me unsuitable, he’s robust as nails and he can nonetheless do one thing particular within the UFC however I feel 170 kilos is an excessive amount of of a weight lower.”
