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Kevin Holland questions Khamzat Chimaev’s handling of COVID-19: ‘Don’t claim to have that heart if you ain’t got it’
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Kevin Holland has called out pretty much every name fighter in the vicinity of the 185-pound division and Khamzat Chimaev is no exception.
Two of 2020’s biggest breakout stars, it’s only natural that they would end up in matchup conversations, and Chimaev was just one topic of conversation during Holland’s recent appearance on
Chimaev has struggled recently with COVID-19 symptoms, with the virus costing him a trio of scheduled meetings with top welterweight contender Leon Edwards. According to Chimaev’s manager, the undefeated fighter “thought he was going to die” during a recent trip to the hospital.
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is the ultimate grappler with world class ground game and fantastic stand up takedown game. He is a BJJ and Judo black belt formed at ASLE academy with his first instructor Henrique Machado. Contrary to popular belief, Jacare did not have a classical Judo background where one would start training Judo and then transition to BJJ (Saulo Ribeiro for example). He was always training BJJ and Judo at the same time at ASLE academy with Machado who believed in his students having a complete game. His priority was always BJJ.
Souza was born in Vila Velha, Brazil, was raised in Cariacica, Brazil until the age of 15, and competed in football as a goalkeeper. Souza had a rough upbringing, and on the day he turned 15, he saw one of his good friends get shot to death. After this event, Souza’s mother moved him to Manaus to go live with his brother and started training Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 17. He is a five-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, including go
Once again, we find ourselves south of the border for a UFC event. No, it’s not Mexico. The organization has only done that once, and on the whole that pay-per-view was pretty underwhelming. This time, it’s Brazil, the setting for UFC Fight Night 77. The fans are truly in for a treat, too. Not only do they get to see one of their own legends in the main event, but they also get to see him square him off against a fellow legend.
Brazilian favorite Vitor Belfort looks to rebound from his loss against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman by taking on Dan Henderson, who might be in the midst of a career renaissance after enjoying a first-round knockout victory over Tim Boetsch in his last fight. These two MMA mainstays have squared off twice before, most recently in 2013 (and in Brazil, no less). It took Belfort barely more than a minute to knock out Henderson that time, though many naysayers will point out that Belfort was aided by testosterone-replacement therapy, which has sin