{"id":40376,"date":"2026-09-08T03:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Khamzat-Chimaev-wont-change-wrestling-style-after-Umar-Nurmagomedov-KO-202703"},"modified":"2026-09-08T03:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:37:36","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-wont-change-wrestling-style-after-umar-nurmagomedov-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/khamzat-chimaev-wont-change-wrestling-style-after-umar-nurmagomedov-ko\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev won\u2019t change wrestling style after Umar Nurmagomedov KO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a> isn\u2019t going to change his style in a sport as
\nunpredictable as mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

Umar
\nNurmagomedov<\/a> (20-2) was a massive favorite going into his
\npivotal clash against Yadong
\nSong<\/a>. Nurmagomedov was shooting a takedown when Song timed a
\nflush uppercut to put his Dagestani counterpart to sleep. Chimaev,
\nwho has a wrestling-heavy approach, is undeterred by the threat of
\na knockout while shooting for a takedown.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chimaev explains why Nurmagomedov\u2019s loss to Yadong Song won\u2019t
\nalter his approach<\/h2>\n

The former
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> titleholder was recently asked
\nwhether he\u2019s going to be more cautious going forward, considering
\nhow Nurmagomedov lost.<\/p>\n

\u201cBorz\u201d believes Nurmagomedov will bounce back stronger. As for
\nhimself, Chimaev says he is going to stick to his bread and butter:
\nwrestling. He notes that an unlucky shot can put anyone to sleep in
\na sport like MMA and doesn\u2019t see the point in changing his style
\nout of fear of being knocked out.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, Umar lost, but I believe he will be back stronger,\u201d
\nChimaev told Red Corner MMA. \u201cHe is a guy with vast experience
\nwho\u2019s been doing his thing since he was a kid. But as for myself,
\nbeing knocked down or KO\u2019d, I can\u2019t foresee it. I will keep doing
\nmy job. I drill takedowns every day in the gym, so why shouldn\u2019t I
\ndo the same in the Octagon? Everything can happen in our
\nsport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n

Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a> believes Umar
\nNurmagomedov<\/a> will come back stronger following his recent loss
\nto Song Yadong, saying the Dagestani fighter has plenty of
\nexperience and has been competing since he was a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, Umar lost, but I believe he will be back stronger.
\nHe is\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/PVY2TLzQD0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
\nSeptember 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Khamzat Chimaev isn\u2019t going to change his style in a sport as unpredictable as mixed martial arts. Umar Nurmagomedov (20-2) was a massive favorite going into his pivotal clash against Yadong Song. Nurmagomedov was shooting a takedown when Song timed a flush uppercut to put his Dagestani counterpart to sleep. Chimaev, who has a wrestling-heavy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}