Gadzhiev called a fighter from Chechnya the main discovery in the UFC

Swedish fighter of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev will defeat Brazilian Gilbert Burns in the second round of the fight, which will be held as part of the UFC 273 tournament. Kamil Gadzhiev, president of the Fight Nights Global promotional company, expressed this opinion to RBC Sport.

“Chimaev himself says that he will win in a minute. Skeptics say he will have to fight all three rounds. I will take the position of the "golden mean" and say that the fight will end in the second round with the victory of Chimaev. In my opinion, Chimaev is a real discovery of the last two years. This guy has a large margin of safety and this should be more than enough to pass Burns, ”said Gadzhiev.

Gadzhiev called Gilbert Burns another stepping stone for Khamzat Chimaev's career development.

“Burns' best years are a little behind him. Now I have a feeling that Burns is the next step in order to warm up a brand called Khamza Chimaev. And in order to warm up well, at one point you need to fight with very nominative guys - Burns has a name. His class is already significantly lower than before. We will watch how the young one accelerates over the experienced one, ”Gadzhiev summed up.

The duel between Chimaev and Burns will take place on the night of April 10 in Jacksonville.

Chimaev is a mixed martial arts fighter who competes under the auspices of the UFC in the middle and welterweight categories. He was born in the Chechen Republic, but at the age of 19 he moved to Sweden with his family in refugee status. At the moment, Chimaev has not lost a single fight in MMA. All 10 fights ended with the victories of the fighter.

Gilbert Burns had 24 fights. Of these, twenty ended in victory for Burns, four in the defeat of the fighter.