{"id":40563,"date":"2026-09-17T03:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Gilbert-Burns-says-yesmen-could-stand-between-Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-gold-202833"},"modified":"2026-09-17T03:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:39:46","slug":"gilbert-burns-says-yes-men-could-stand-between-khamzat-chimaev-ufc-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/gilbert-burns-says-yes-men-could-stand-between-khamzat-chimaev-ufc-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns says \u2018yes-men\u2019 could stand between Khamzat Chimaev & UFC gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gilbert
\nBurns<\/a> believes Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a> can become a double champion if he follows one crucial
\nbit of advice.<\/p>\n

Burns gave Chimaev one of the toughest tests of his career when
\nthey collided in 2022 in an
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> welterweight bout. They are now
\nscheduled to meet in a freestyle wrestling match at RAF 13 on Sept.
\n18 at Watsco Center in Miami. The Brazilian recently revealed what
\nhe believes is holding Chimaev back in his UFC career.<\/p>\n

\n

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Gilbert Burns wants Khamzat Chimaev to find a stable team after
\nlosing the UFC middleweight title<\/h2>\n

Chimaev (15-1) is coming off his first professional defeat, losing
\nhis middleweight title to Sean
\nStrickland<\/a> (31-7). Burns believes \u201cBorz\u201d will come back hungry
\nand strong. However, \u201cDurinho\u201d doesn\u2019t think Chimaev benefits from
\nchanging coaches and camps frequently.<\/p>\n

Chimaev previously trained out of
\nAllstars Training Center<\/a> in Stockholm, Sweden. Burns believes
\nthe Chechen was doing better under head coach Andreas Michael at
\nthe renowned gym and claims he can still bounce back and become a
\nmulti-division UFC champ if he settles down with a good team and
\nhas a constant head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he is gonna be very hungry,\u201d Burns told Red Corner MMA.
\n\u201cHe is still young; he is still fresh. The only thing that I can
\nwatch from the outside and say is I don\u2019t like when he\u2019s changing
\ncamps, changing coaches too much. When he fought me, he had that
\nsolid general. The guy he was with in Sweden. He was doing a great
\njob\u2026 When the team was kind of small. I think he was doing better.
\nSo that\u2019s my personal opinion. But I still think he\u2019s gonna bounce
\nback. He just needs a solid team. Guys that are not yes-men. Guys
\nthat are gonna tell him what he has to do. With a solid team, he
\ncan come back and become a champion, maybe two, maybe
\nthree-division champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Chimaev still has his longtime jiu-jitsu coach Alan \u201cFinfou\u201d
\nNascimento in his corner, the former champ has frequently switched
\nup his training environment and is now based out of the United Arab
\nEmirates.<\/p>\n

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\n

Gilbert
\nBurns<\/a> believes Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a> can bounce back from his lone UFC loss to Sean
\nStrickland<\/a> and become a champion again, potentially across two
\nor three weight classes. However, Burns believes Chimaev needs a
\nsolid team around him and more stability with his coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/hpRKenTy0f<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
\nSeptember 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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