{"id":38261,"date":"2026-05-12T13:31:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Luke-Rockhold-Khamzat-Chimaev-dominates-everybody-in-grappling-at-205-pounds-201154"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:31:48","slug":"luke-rockhold-khamzat-chimaev-dominates-everybody-in-grappling-at-205-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/luke-rockhold-khamzat-chimaev-dominates-everybody-in-grappling-at-205-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold: Khamzat Chimaev ‘dominates everybody in grappling’ at 205 pounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Luke
\nRockhold<\/a> believes Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a> would dominate most fighters at light
\nheavyweight. <\/p>\n

Chimaev (15-1) put his middleweight title on the line against
\nSean
\nStrickland<\/a> (31-7) in the main event at UFC 328<\/a>
\nlast weekend. While Chimaev was a massive favorite, Strickland
\nscored an upset win via split decision, handing the Chechen-born
\nfighter his first professional loss. <\/p>\n

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Chimaev abandoned his wrestling after a desperate takedown attempt
\nfailed in the second round. \u201cBorz\u201d was also visibly drained during
\nthe weigh-ins, with many accusing him of even failing to make
\nweight. Dana White said that Chimaev allegedly told him after the
\nfight that he wants to move up to light heavyweight. <\/p>\n

Right the Wrong<\/h2>\n

Rockhold, who trains with Chimaev, was backing \u201cBorz\u201d to dominate
\nStrickland. Rockhold believes Chimaev will dominate most light
\nheavyweights with his wrestling. However, Rockhold doesn\u2019t want
\nChimaev to move up without avenging his loss against
\nStrickland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nobody at 205 pounds that can really challenge him,\u201d
\nRockhold told Submission Radio<\/a>. \u201cI think [Khamzat] dominates
\neverybody in the grappling, maybe except for Ankalaev. It is not a
\ndeep wrestling, grappling division; it\u2019s all striking. It\u2019s a much
\neasier division to win, but I wouldn\u2019t want to settle for losing to
\nSean in that one and trying to come back and right that wrong
\nbefore he moves up.\u201d<\/p>\n