Khamzat Chimaev: 'The Guy Comes For Money, and the Money Fight is Me' | UFC 294
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- čas přidán 17. 10. 2023
- Top contender Khamzat Chimaev answered questions from the press at the official UFC 294 media day before facing off with former champ Kamaru Usman in the co-main event on Saturday.
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Khamzat is a truly terrifying individual, he doesn’t need to hype himself up at all, he genuinely believes everything he says
Training with him is actually work and fun tbt
I hope not, that would make him stupid
He fights once a year against short notice opponents. See Kevin Holland and now Usman.
@@suneelj93such good insight. He must intentionally do that, especially the dangerous ones like Usman.
@@suneelj93should he have turned the fight down?
His calm way of speaking is scary
I’m starting to like this level headed Khamzat, he seems very focused and I believe that can make him twice as dangerous. 🔥
he is cutting weight and has no energy...lol
@@PeterParkerWebslinger3He was more energetic when he was cutting at welterweight. Nah I think he's focused
ur trippin@@PeterParkerWebslinger3
@@zaer-ezartNah.
Except he’s slightly delusional if he thinks that Kamaru came to him for a money fight.
Chimaev just been looking and sounding more and more like Dracula I think we finally found him 😂😂😂
He should get the role as Wolverine in the next Xmen movie
😂
The vampire 🧛♂️ 💪
Dracula is supposed to be suave and handsome. Khamzat looks like a big mountain savage lmao
@@Karl.LeiserbachLogan don’t talk like that
" this is your first fight at middleweight " the reporter just woke up from a coma wtf
Are fighters requried to do these interviews? Always such stupid questions.
oh yeah lol Meerschaert is was also a middle weight fight
And I guess you could count Kevin Holland also. But its catchweight.
@@RamboTim Philips was a middleweight fight too. And in BFC he had two MW fights as well, and knocked Aliskerov out in a 180 lbs bout.
Khamzat’s English is improving 😮
I think him Islam and all the fighters from Dagestan take English classes
"It's not wrestling for the fights, here we don't play wrestling. This is fighting man."
Took the words right outta my mouth.
seconds right after he talked about how wrestling effected khabibs fights,,,,LMAO
That Bo nickal response is the one that got me lol 👏 👏
He only wrestled Li and Holland tho..
@@BboyZoinks Holland is tall and lanky. And still good on the ground. And he didn’t even get one shot back at KC. He just got rag dolled.
He sure wrestled Burns when he got rocked plenty of times, then realized he didn’t want Burns BJJ. 5 rounds, Hazmat doesn’t have the energy or experience.
Khamzat soft voice and the fact he smiles before his fights shows you he's a confident savage. 😊
If he truly was a confident savage, he wouldn’t have ran from his home country.
@@SkarryTerry dude he was little then😂
@@SkarryTerry🤦♂️
It sound very menacing
@@SkarryTerry you will do the same
Khamzat to Bo Nickal
9:00 “We don’t play wrestling. I don’t care somebody takes me down I’m gonna come up and smash his face.” 💀💀💀
@@eyeyamTG He probably will. But they treat each other with respect.
Bo would look like Holland 😂😂 if he waxes usman maybe you believe
@abaysgames No he wouldn't. Holland isn't a wrestler. Bo has a legit wrestling background. You fanboys need to calm down.
Khamzat would beat the beats off of Bo
@inningsoregano9029 Beat the beats?
I’m not gonna lie he’s the last person in the ufc I’d wanna fight lol there’s just something about this dude
It's called his skills!
Seems kinda like a sociopath but maybe not. Lol
A real dog
Yeah I agree with you I think he’d actually kill if it were legal in the cage 😅
Jon Jones would make him cry. There is levels to psycho lol
I admire the respect he has for Usman.
To be fair, when you're at the top, you don't have to talk a bunch of BS. Doesn't sell to randoms but some of these guys do this BS just to prove they're the best ..
Called him a IPhone 5 wym 😭
@@FelixlovesGodthat is true
islam brotherhood
Khamzat truly is a BIG MONEY Fight!
his videos are getting the most views that says something
Scary guy. So calm and confident. I think khamzat runs through anyone that stands in his way. Burns did him a huge favor. Made khamzat a real deal killer.
it was a very close call against burns though and tbh it kinda did the opposite for me, it showed me that this guy actually can be defeated.
Coming from a short in which Khamzat picks up DC with absolute ease; I see this being an even harder fight for Usman than I originally thought.
Every fighter in the UFC should be able to pick up DC with ease. Zhong picked up N’gannou and Shaq with ease
@@doocies Zhang picked em from the legs but its still crazy as there is a big weight difference.. Khamzat did it belly to belly.. but it doesn't matter.. We all hope for an amazing fight
@@doociespicking up Shaq and picking up an Olympic wrestler who distributes weight to stop that exact thing happening is completely different
@@reecespence1758 DC allowed it to happen
Fr if dc was actually defending he wouldn’t even be able to hold his jock strap
13:39 Damn that translator really did a solid job remembering that long answer
Always amazes me how they remember everything. Sometimes I think they just make stuff up and fill in the blanks.
I cant see anybody fighting Khamzat for a BMF belt. He is the BMF😂
Volk is the bmf by a long shot
Bmf belt is dumb. Lol.
This calm Khamzat has Mike Tyson level intimidation. Very scary guy.
My thoughts exactly
That is insane lmao imagine waking up and someone tells u oh you’re fighting one of the greatest of all time and just goin ok sounds good😭
Usman isn't the same 😂
Usman has lost his last two and been open about his knee issues so khamzat should be relaxed
@@30yearsoldiam1never be relaxed fighting a goat lol I'm pretty sure Khamzat knows this is his biggest challenge.
@@30yearsoldiam1its a trick prolly
Usman had 1 bad fight, where he got injured. We don't really know his form. Leon vs Edwards w/head kick, Edwards was losing for 22 min / 25 mins.@@Abaygains
This fight is going to be wild!🔥
@syedkhizr792 u can tell the Burns fight humbled him and that if he does not follow a fight plan u can lose.
@@leonardomoore1868 That is true. He can’t let himself get out of control this time.
@@leonardomoore1868 he totally outbox burns on their last fight? He want to prove haters he can knockout burn on standup thats why he standup. The only thing shows there dude can punch, trade bullet and tough as fck.
Him saying usman is like the iphone 5 and he is the pro is funny and somewhat true
Lol 😂😂😂
says a aTennis fan.
I can't wait to see this fight! I was hoping to see Khamzat fight for the welterweight title against Usman last year, now I get to see this fight happen at Middleweight! so exciting
I love he is on such a low energy output but in the fight his energy is unmatched
And his walkouts.
His walkouts also having unmatched energy output tells us something.
Can we please give respect to the translator? I love how he tried his best to translate every single thing Khamzat said, not just a small portion.
They went a long way since Pavlovich interview by Bisping 😂😂😂
Unlike Anderson Silva's translator who would sum up a minute of Anderson speaking in about 10 words. Hated that guy.
No way they got him talking up there for 20 minutes 😂
😂😂😂
It took hundreds of questions to get there
I'm at 11 min and I'm shocked .. 😂
I thought this fight will never happen but this happen it's Good to see
You know who's the real money fight
Why do i read this in dagastani style English 😂
Reporter asks Khamzat what he meant by Kill Everybody ?!
Khamzat - it's for everyone mahn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Khamzat is one of a kind. There’s no one like him.
The real boogieman
He doesn't show fear in the octagon. Very disciplined and quietly believes in his skills. Also his conditioning is ridiculous, literally trains at 100% multiple times a day, every damn day. I think that's the secret to his ridiculous stamina and strength. Combine that persistence with that legendary Russian stoicism, and you've got a fighter with nothing to lose and everything to gain.
So he pretty told us what we all thought about the Diaz fight. They told him to miss weight so they could switch the card around. Than lied about it bs
The way how he belittled American Wrestling😂😂
We got some Dawgs here in the US but to be fair ... It's a fight at the end of the day not trying to get points .. He's not wrong 😂
Yeah he’s never wrestled an actual elite wrestler from the US.
Wait until he fights Bo. Then someone can make a clip of him talking shit about American wrestling and then getting absolutely smashed in stylistic fashion.
His comments about khabib vs Justin and his wrestling was pretty comical considering khabibs fight with Al. He wasn’t even a high level wrestler and stuffed every takedown khabib attempted rounds 3,4,5 couldn’t even take down a community college wrestler for 3 rounds for a title fight.
@@Shane.Dennnisbut he easily took down justin who was a d1 wrestler? American wrestling is shit
@@tejas4206 Justin wasn’t even that great of a wrestler. Do I really have to drop a bunch of names right now and make your comment look stupid? smh
@@Shane.Dennnis do it. You casuals said the same thing with khabibs other opponents when he ragdolled them. “Yeah khabib beat him but hes not a good wrestler, wait till he faces x”. Then when x looses its onto the next. Downplaying his opponents trying to discredit his unmatched skill.
This fight could easily main event a PPV without a belt on the line
Man say that facts
Easy
Khamzat cracked himself up 😂 2:16
Did he say his mother walked in and he deleted the message he sent dana?
@@na75952 lol 😆. I think he said his manager
you gotta have respect for this man
If this man beats Usman convincingly, he will not be under no man's head liner. Main events from here on out. Let's go BORZ.
Shout out to the translator. Very good at his job not only translating the words, but the message and his implications.
Imagine a series where khamzat plays a Chechen mafia boss 😂 dudes like the boogy man
Respect to usman for stepping in but this is gonna be a tough fight, Khazmat locked in
I absolutely love this version of Khamzat cool, calm, respectful and humble.
If he stays humble and respectful he wl definitely become a great champion.
Good luck Khamzat Chimaev👍
not so respectful lmao
I'm such a fan of the wolf. I follow him on S.M networks. And it really seems like this man has out his faith in his higher power and really dig deep down himself and found the true borz. A mature hungry Alfa wolf ready to take the UFC by storm. He has the skills has the heart .just glad that I see this man now and days a totally different man from say 1 year and before. Dangerous man in that octagon
Whatever you Wana call ‘it’ This dude has that ‘it’ factor
Khamzat knows he’s the prospect. If he is a good fighter he wouldn’t underestimate the fact he’s fight Usman
Prospect ? Excuse me. Mf is already a full fighter, whatchu talkin bout. Mf could’ve the belt if he didn’t messed up his previous fight in the weighing.
He said we’re the same but he’s the old iPhone im the new one 😂
After a long time we got to see borz fight again ...whoo...I am so happy to see him in the octagon.. Best of luck champ
Menacing. Such an interesting fighter, love him
stone cold. something really scary about this guy.
He doesn't care for the interviews! That's all.
If you think he's scary good luck out there!
@@30yearsoldiam1no need to jump in with the negativity lil bro. I was complimenting the guy just in case yoou missed it.
All savage until Bo Nickal fight can’t wait for that one.
Massive respect for Kamaru for stepping up, he's an absolute dog for taking this psycho on short notice.
Expecting an absolute class of a fight on Saturday!! ❤❤❤
The hardest fight he’s had is Gilbert Burns, which he went life and death with. Nothing psycho about him 🤣
@@brandonross1996 nobody in their right mind fights gilbert that way so yeah hes a psycho
@@sweg9457 No shade to Burns but khamzat is a middleweight and Giblert almost KO'ed him. I think Khamzat is good, but pretty overrated personally.
@@Wayf4rer Khamzat dropped burns onto his back in the first.
hespect
The Borz is here . I'm so excited to see him back on action especialy against a beast like Usman . Just Wow!! i hope he got the W ☝️🐺. with all respect to kamaru the nigerien iphone 5 usman 😜😂
as he stated it was not my plan to miss weight against diaz, because obviously it was a buildup by ufc to get more viewers. But casuals still believe Diaz had a chance against him hahah :D
Yeah Diaz got beat by jake Paul 😭😭😭💀💀💀💀no way he has a chance against Khamzat
So glad the main card is at 2pm and not 10pm!!!!
Doesn’t make sense how Khamzat, Islam, & Khabib even said before their opponents main reason for fighting them on short notice was money. These dudes clearly are fighting them for the opportunity to prove themselves
"first fight as middleweight" questioner do ur homework..
Can we give a shoutout to the translator, he memorized more in 5 minutes than I did during my school years
lol
Usman is a savage for taking on this savage. But I love Khamzat answer…he’s like me, but old version. I’m the new version, i’m the new IPhone. He’s IPhone 5 Wow! 🐺
Khamzat is definitely getting more mellow and tame over time. Not sure how I feel about it. Better see him howling and carrying on in the octagon pre-fight. How luxuries and Lambos have not taken a toll.
He was immature and you liked it, now he's level headed and more humble and you dislike it lol all I can say is that he's more prepared than ever before and will be the champ next year guaranteed
Man y’all are some busters if you think he is going to walk through Usmam, Gilbert Burns gave this dude way more than he could handle imo so there are levels in this game and I for one have a ton of respect for KU taking this fight on such short notice it’s gonna be something to behold too
My man he fought Gilbert burns in the month of Ramadan.. this guy would end burns life if it wasn’t for the fasting lol… fkn casuals
@@jenkinz1 casual 😂😂😂 a casual fan of MMA would not have been ringside at UFC 3 casual my ass plus Ramadan or not a 30 pound weight cut is brutal AF on all these monsters with virtually little to no body fat to begin with CASUAL! Plus Gilbert cuts a massive amount of weight too
@@jenkinz1burns beat him
@@ibrahimciftci9599 and you must be one of UFCs judges 😂😂😂
@@enragedwookie7863 boo fkn hoo dude, good for you… you behold these nuts when he wins again 😂
I'd love to see Bo and Chimaev fight.
Make it happen Dana.
Enjoyed it, thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen.. Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!
Usman: Who are you ? Who the f*ck are you ?
Khamzat: I am Khamzat Chimaev 🔥
Future champ
Sucks that Dana and the UFC made Khamzat AND Islam wait until the Abu Dhabi card so they can fight. They both said they have been wanting to fight, UFC has to start letting them be active
agree 100%
Khamzat refused so fight months ago for religious reasons
this card is so much better than the original, imo
the walk off answer.. genius
Whoa whoa whoa… what did he mean There was plans for him to not make weight and it wasn’t his plan???????
Going full conspiracy but I always felt like there was something fishy about it. Like Dana and Nate reconciled so Dana spared Nate’s life. And I’m huge Nate fan just being real
@@davidlee7187nah this is def fishy
Tony vs Nate and Khamzat vs Kevin Holland was a bigger PPV draw
@@kyleelpel9402agreed. but Dana was pissed at Nate. Then all of sudden after that ufc card dana is like I love Nate this is his house. Coincidentally Nate said I’ll be back during his post fight. After all if Nate gets destroyed by Khamzat the mcgregor trilogy won’t look as a good. Dana probaboh wanted to embarrass him on the way out to screw with his jake Paul fight. I’m just saaayyyiinnngggg
It’s pretty obvious. He would have ragdolled Nate just as bad as Holland. Fans didn’t want to see Nate go out like that. If you remember, that card was pretty weak. I bet it was trending poorly and Dana made the call to create some drama and create some buzz.
Khamzat is arguably the future GOAT of MMA / UFC
@@eyeyamTG Would doesn't matter in the future, Stop saying he would've would've..... lets talk about present... is there anyone in your mind who can beat him......?
@@unconventional79du plessis
Surprised how he is thinking straight in the answers lol, showing respect and stuff and keeping his style
key to victory is putting constant pressure and changing levels. 3 round fight is different
💯👊
KHAMZAT SMESH BROTHA!!! LETS GO!!!!
Khamzat condition might become a issue as he was fading with Burns..Usman has always been sharp 5 rounds...however I think Khamzat get the job done within 3 rounds...I think. Second round 15 seconds TKO
Dude just has Nate quotes in his back pocket lol
When Khamzat is done fighting we need to see him in movies right? Lol
That weight miss was a setup to save Nate’s life. Change my mind.
He would have killed nate in ther
No bullshit, no hype, no media training, no playing to the crowd… just straight up fight talk
He looks like he came to split the sea
Timestamp 1:54 The expression on his face when he asks 'what?' shows he is very young still mentally.
🇿🇦 Volk all the best!
The MMA community does not realize what it means when an ex pro rugby player transition to MMA.
As a rugby front rowwer playing 80mins rugby with one break only....
Your cardio is on a different level.
Your bulletproof humble attitude without any of these prima donna(soccer attitude) antics makes you a great ambassador for the UFC.
You
REMEMBER the saying: "Soccer is a gentleman's game, played by hooligans. Rugby is a hooligan game played by gentlemen"
Cheers from South-Africa
I agree but this is mma, we talk about all element of fight
Bit worried about statement of volk, he want ko chimaev, seems want avoid long fight,,,
I hope volk give us good fight
Im the money fight, I fight my wife every payday for some of the money I made😅
Let’s go brother bless you 🙏🏽👍
To elite fighters will collide this would be a hell of a war for 15 minutes which we'll remember for 15 long years ❤
Khamzat is one scary dude
The translator actually goated
Ouuu great camera quality. I see you. Make this the normal thing!!
Khamzat should not talk too much about wrestling after the Burns fight he loss
He won against burns
BORZ has been EVERYTHING that Folks are seeing Now! Let's do it CHAMP! BORZ THE KILLER WOLF!
This Kat is a beast.strait warrior. It's gonna be hard to stop that type of mentality
Durability will be the key thing I will be paying close attention to in this fight. Respect to Usman but man if Colby can rock you at WW….I got Khamzat rd 1 brutal finish. If Usman makes it his fight he will be the stronger in the clinch of the two.
Gilbert got dropped by Usman's jab. Gilbert Dropped Khamzat with a hook from the waist. Trevor Wittman will have Usman's footwork on point and Usman will win with the hands.
@@TheMastodon88My money on Usman too but damn Khamzat is a very good fighter!
@@TheMastodon88that was pre prime unranked khamzat 😂. Usman also got hurt by burns. Anyone would get hurt by that punch
They didn’t gave him fight for 13 months Because of brawl with Nate Diaz team and missed weight cut for main event.
Khamzat is a once in a generation athlete 👏👏👏👏🐺
Khamzat can literally have whatever belts he puts his mind to.
He’s missed weight in 4 of his 11 fights. Doesn’t look like he puts his mind in the right places
Is that why he struggled with gilbert berns and missed weight?
Good luck with that ridiculous way of looking at things.
Like all fighters he is vulnerable
@@lizardgodzilla5386He was not ranked then. Also, he unintelligently brawled with Gilbert with no game plan and still won.
A real champion mentality
Once in his life he didn't make weight, but he has at least 3 fights were he fighted at a catch weigh...
Why did they use a room mic for the reporters asking questions, it's freaking crap audio and hard to make out
“What?” Literally will scare the reporters. They walking on egg shells with this guy
⚡For Chimaev, for Makhachev, for Ankalaev 🔥💪👊👊
8:03 Reporter: "How would you compare Usman's wrestling compared to your wrestling?"
Khamzat" "That's American wrestling brother, you can't compare with mountain (Dagestan) wrestling".
Classic
Khamzat is such a shy little cutie
If you stare at Khamzat for long enough, he starts to look like an elf.
This guy is 10X more scary and terrifying when he's calm like this.
Truly a master orator