Chimaev and Ismailov had a sparring match

Magomed Ismailov and Khamzat Chimaev

Undefeated Swedish UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev and Russian middleweight Magomed Ismailov sparred at the Tiger Muay Thai club in Thailand. A small fragment of the joint training of fighters was published on Instagram by ...

“Khamzat Chimaev is a real beast! And his boxing is at a good level. A small segment from the fraternal light sparring, ”Ismailov Sr. signed the video.

Ismailov will fight the next fight according to the rules of boxing on February 25 in Moscow. His opponent will be Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola.

It is expected that the next opponent of Chimaev will be ex-title contender Gilbert Burns. Earlier, the fighters agreed to fight in May, but there has been no official announcement yet.