Khamzat Chimaev backed to ‘absolutely dominate’ Sean Strickland by UFC legend he’s training with

After training with Khamzat Chimaev ahead of his UFC 328 title fight, Demetrious Johnson is predicting a dominant performance.

This coming May 9, Khamzat Chimaev makes the primary defense of his middleweight title when he takes on Sean Strickland within the UFC 328 fundamental event.

Despite once being training partners, their rivalry is at an all-time high, and the UFC have put in measures to stop any unnecessary clashes ahead of their fight

Nonetheless, despite the magnitude of their rivalry, ‘Borz’ is being widely backed to make easy work of the previous 185lb champion.

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Demetrious Johnson predicts a fourth round finish in UFC 328 fundamental event

The Chechen has been training out of Santo Studios in California ahead of his fight in Newark, Recent Jersey, and he has seen several latest faces are available in and out of the training room.

One fighter who has been helping Chimaev prepare for his fight is former UFC flyweight champion and consensus GOAT, Demetrious Johnson.

Despite the large weight difference between the 2, Johnson has been helping Chimaev prepare and the middleweight champion even stated that ‘Mightymouse’ influenced his profession.

And after having shared the mats with the 31-year-old, Johnson is predicting ‘absolute domination’ from Chimaev on May 9.

“My predictions for this fight, Khamzat Chimaev taking up Sean Strickland is I believe it’s gonna be an absolute domination,” Johnson said on Jaxxon Behind the Brand.

“Khamzat’s got a terrific team around him, he’s doing the drilling, he’s doing the sparring, he’s not skipping anything, he’s ensuring he’s gonna leave no stone unturned.

“So for me, I actually have Khamzat Chimaev, I believe he probably finishes him within the fourth round.”

In addition to the likes of Khalil Rountree Jr and Luke Rockhold, Chimaev has welcomed contenders like Brendan Allen into his camp, getting himself well prepared for the duty Strickland presents.

Strickland’s awkward style isn’t the one thing he presents, though, because the controversial figure also presents a mental fight.

This past weekend, Strickland attempted to tempt Chimaev onto the streets by dropping his location online after ‘Borz’ claimed that he would ‘kill’ him on the streets.