Potential Strickland v Chimaev match-up<\/p>\n
At first glance, it does not look promising for Strickland, given his style leans so heavily on an upright stance and heavy use of striking that almost invites takedowns.<\/p>\n
This paired with Chimaev\u2019s elite-level wrestling and submission threat could mean we see a repeat of Chimaev\u2019s fight against Kevin Holland where the grappling threat was immediate, which led to a submission win.<\/p>\n
Strickland would have to adapt to Chimaev\u2019s wrestling threat quickly otherwise it would be a quick night for both of them.<\/p>\n
However, during his most recent fight against Hernandez, Strickland negated take downs and imposed his will, essentially turning the fight into a boxing match.<\/p>\n
Assuming Strickland can negate Chimaev\u2019s wrestling this still presents its own unique challenges.<\/p>\n
Chimaev v Strickland analysis<\/p>\n
Khamzat has a 17-second knockout over Gerald Meerschaert, indicating his threat in stand- up and in grappling exchanges.<\/p>\n
Strickland on the other hand, is known for lacking power – he wobbled Israel Adesanya during their bout but was unable to finish him even after a flurry of undefended strikes against the cage.<\/p>\n
Strickland’s frequent use of fundamental strikes such as the jab and teep kick present opportunities for Chimaev to either counter strike or secure a takedown.<\/p>\n
Strickland has a chance if he prepares incredibly hard in the build-up to the fight – focusing heavily on an anti-wrestling approach and overwhelming volume on the feet to smother Chimaev.<\/p>\n
It would be a tough fight for Strickland, but fans have previously counted him out, notably before his bout against Adesanya, where he managed to walk away victorious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Potential Strickland v Chimaev match-up At first glance, it does not look promising for Strickland, given his style…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":["post-496785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}