Domestic wolf? Caio Borralho points out the reason for Chimaev's drop in performance at UFC 328.

Caio Borralho want to face Khamzat Shimaev for the UFC middleweight belt. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Montage

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Caio Borralho He presented his theory to explain the drop in income of Khamzat Shimaev during the main fight of UFC 328, against Sean StricklandAfter a dominant first round, the Chechen fighter showed signs of fatigue in the second round and ended up... overcome In the judges' view. For the nerd, the poor performance is directly linked to a recurring habit in training.

In a video published on his YouTube channel, Borralho, who has shared training sessions with Chimaev, pointed out that the fighter's preparation style contributes to difficulties when the fight scenario gets out of control. According to him, the Chechen is used to imposing his game easily in training, in an environment where he is rarely pressured or placed in adverse situations. This lack of exposure to difficulties, in Nerd's view, causes the wolf to have problems reacting when he encounters real resistance in the octagon.

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"Chimaev is a guy who has a very strong first round, but he gets frustrated very quickly. This happens because he's used to everything going right in training, that's the main reason why this fight went like this. Why? Because he's not used to things going wrong. I've trained there (with Chimaev), so I know how it works: when he's training, he makes his game plan work and the guys basically do nothing. And you saw the..." youtube to Brendan allen "And other wrestlers, there's no video of him getting beaten up. Because it's a totally controlled environment for him," he said. Caio Borralho.

Borralho also highlighted that Chimaev usually trains at a very high intensity and has a strong competitive mentality, which directly influences his approach. Despite this, he made a point of absolving the coaching staff of any responsibility, even praising the level of the coaches. For the Brazilian, the issue is more related to the mental profile of the "wolf" (Chimaev's nickname).

“He’s a guy who likes to go really hard in training, he has a very big ego. I’m not saying that’s a flaw in his coaching staff, because I don’t think it is. In fact, Finfou is one of the best grappling coaches I’ve ever seen. I think it has much more to do with Chimaev’s mentality, he likes to train hard and he’s not used to facing difficulties,” concluded Nerd.