Gilbert Burns claims Khamzat Chimaev’s jiu-jitsu coach is keenly watching a potential middleweight title challenger.
Burns recently acknowledged Reinier de Ridder as the biggest threat to the reigning UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev. “Durinho” further revealed that Chimaev’s longterm jiu-jitsu coach, Alan Nascimento, believes the same. Burns had a word with Nascimento, who admitted that he has already been watching tape on “The Dutch Knight.”
Burns Details Conversation with Chimaev’s Jiu-Jitsu Coach
“I think from the whole division [de Ridder] is the one that has [the best] chance,” said on the Buiten de Kooi MMA Podcast.