Number 3 ranked UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev was seen sparring with the Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov in a video that has surfaced online. Chimaev’s sparring session with the authoritarian ruler has gone viral. It seemed like the dictator was dominating the UFC fighter, but there is speculation that Chimaev was holding back due to fear and intimidation!
Khamzat Chimaev has become a UFC star in a very short period of time. He rose through the UFC welterweight ranks faster than anyone before him. His jump from number 11 to number 3 after defeating Gilbert burns in a spectacular fight was a sight to behold for the UFC fans. But the warrior in Khamzat was nowhere to be found in the sparring footage against Kadyrov!
Khamzat lost the sparring session against Ramzan Kadyrov:
Here is UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev sparring with Ramzan Kadyrov at the Chechen dictator’s fight club pic.twitter.com/kq2W8MFh7k
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The much older Kadyrov was the unlikely winner in the session with Khamzat tapping out! The decorated wrestler even failed to take Kadyrov down to the mat. It was a clear indication that Khamzat was holding back against the dictator. Despite moving to Sweden as a refugee, Khamzat still has family living in Chechnya. Kadyrov is infamous for being a brutal dictator who leads his people through intimidation.
There is a video of Kadyrov’s son getting an undeserved win against a boxing opponent. The match referee and the opponent’s corner threw in the towel after they realized that Adam Kadyrov, the dictator’s son was losing the match.
Here is the footage:
It is quite possible that Khamzat Chimaev intentionally lost the sparring session against Kadyrov and his sons due to fear of his family being hurt!
Photos of Khamzat getting punched out by Kadyrov’s children also surfaced:
