{"id":4383,"date":"2024-09-10T20:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2024-09-10T20:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:20:19","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-and-the-no-gi-strategy-in-crushing-his-opponents-strong-preparations-for-his-fight-against-robert-whittaker-at-ufc-308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/khamzat-chimaev-and-the-no-gi-strategy-in-crushing-his-opponents-strong-preparations-for-his-fight-against-robert-whittaker-at-ufc-308\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev and the &#8220;No-Gi&#8221; Strategy in Crushing His Opponents: Strong Preparations for His Fight Against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Could <strong>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the Gi (No-Gi)<\/strong> be the decisive factor in Khamzat Chimaev\u2019s journey to MMA dominance? This question has become more pressing after Chimaev\u2019s impressive performance in Jiu-Jitsu training with former UFC champion Luke Rockhold, where he managed to overpower him in just a few minutes.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Khamzat Chimaev\u2019s Preparations for UFC 308: What Do These Trainings Mean?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ahead of the crucial matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at <strong>UFC 308<\/strong>, Chimaev is showing extraordinary brilliance in his <strong>No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/strong> training.<\/span><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamzat Chimaev and the &quot;No-Gi&quot; Strategy in Crushing His Opponents: Strong Preparations for His Fight Against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tqVvuXHq8J\">pic.twitter.com\/tqVvuXHq8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1833585305859068302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Could this specific preparation reflect his strategy to use submission techniques to dominate his opponents in the octagon?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;No-Gi&#8221; training has become an integral part of MMA fighters&#8217; strategies, as it allows them to execute submission holds efficiently and quickly without the need for the traditional Gi.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can &#8220;No-Gi&#8221; Be the Key to Success?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During training on <strong>TUF<\/strong> (The Ultimate Fighter) between Team Chimaev and Team Arman Tsarukyan, Khamzat successfully submitted <strong>Luke Rockhold<\/strong> in a short round. Does this achievement prove that &#8220;No-Gi&#8221; could be Chimaev\u2019s strongest weapon against Whittaker?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mastery of No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu provides fighters with greater freedom of movement, something Chimaev clearly demonstrated in his sparring match against the former champion, where he showed total control in a short period.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Challenges Await Robert Whittaker<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Robert Whittaker, the former middleweight champion, is no easy opponent. Whittaker is currently on a strong winning streak and is known for his precision and powerful strikes, the latest being a knockout victory against Ikram Aliskerov. Will <strong>No-Gi<\/strong> play a decisive role in Chimaev\u2019s strategy against this tough adversary?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Is &#8220;No-Gi&#8221; Essential in MMA?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the growing popularity of No-Gi among MMA fighters, it seems that this style has become a necessity in modern mixed martial arts fights. Will we see a bout where Chimaev relies on this technique to break through Whittaker\u2019s defenses?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Final Question: Can Chimaev achieve victory by using No-Gi skills against Whittaker, or will UFC 308 reveal other surprises?<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the Gi (No-Gi) be the decisive factor in Khamzat Chimaev\u2019s journey to MMA dominance? This question has become more pressing after Chimaev\u2019s impressive performance in Jiu-Jitsu training with former UFC champion Luke Rockhold, where he managed to overpower him in just a few minutes. Khamzat Chimaev\u2019s Preparations for UFC 308: What [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,45,86,21,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jiujitsu-bresilien","8":"category-mma","9":"category-mma-video","10":"category-ufc-news","11":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4385,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4383\/revisions\/4385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}