Khamzat Chimaev's coach likens his training level to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Floyd Mayweather × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Insanity is the reality of legends - Khamzat Chimaev s coach likens fighter to Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Floyd Mayweather while discussing insane drive to train Andreas Michael (left) and Khamzat Chimaev (right) (Image via Facebook / Khamzat Chimaev) Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Ryan Harkness TOP CONTRIBUTOR Follow Modified 29 Aug 2022 Khamzat Chimaev has a well-earned reputation for training hard non-stop, going so far as to add midnight cardio sessions on fight week to stay focused. According to his coach Andreas Michael, that insane work ethic is why he will become a legend alongside other greats in the sporting world. Interviewed by French outlet La Sueur in the lead up to his main event against Nate Diaz at UFC 279, Michael was asked how he responded to people who said Chimaev's intense training schedule doesn't make sense. He replied: "When you see Kobe Bryant, and you see Michael Jordan, and when you see Mayweather and all these guys, it makes sense to them. Because they had the same work ethic. It's insane ... but you're not them. And that's why it's insane to you. You're not them and that's why you'll never be anything if that's insane. What's insanity is the reality of legends. Insanity is only insane to the people that didn't become anything." Watch Andreas Michael discuss his pupil Khamzat Chimaev below: Khamzat Chimaev comes into his fight with Nate Diaz on September 10 on a five fight win streak in the UFC. A dominant win over Diaz could cement him a position as the No. 1 contender at welterweight. The only thing stopping him from fighting for the title next is a likely rematch between champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, who held onto the belt for over three years before losing to Edwards at UFC 278. Ariel Helwani@arielhelwaniMore footage of @darrentill2 training with Khamzat Chimaev at All-Stars in Sweden ( @Blockassetco)2819151More footage of @darrentill2 training with Khamzat Chimaev at All-Stars in Sweden ( @Blockassetco) https://t.co/yzYbzbMTHy Daniel Cormier labels Khamzat Chimaev the biggest loser coming out of UFC 278 Former UFC champ-champ and commentator Daniel Cormier laid out Khamzat Chimaev's new situation following the welterweight title shake-up at UFC 278. In a new episode of 3 Rounds he said: "I think last weekend [Khamzat] did not understand that he was the biggest loser in the Usman versus Leon situation because he was in line. All he had to do was get past Diaz. All he had to do, get past Diaz, you fight for the championship, but with Leon Edwards winning now, now we got a trilogy and rightfully so." Cormier went on to question what Khamzat Chimaev gains from a win over Nate Diaz at UFC 279. Given how active Chimaev likes to stay, it's unlikely he'll be willing to sit on the sidelines until Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman fight sometime in early 2023. The winner of that fight then has to recover and have some time off before re-entering another championship camp. All this could leave 'Borz' without a title fight until mid-2023.UFC Europe@UFCEuropeLeon vs. Usman 3...in Wembley? We'd make the sun shine for one night only to make this fight happen on home turf! ? #UFC2781829146Leon vs. Usman 3...in Wembley? We'd make the sun shine for one night only to make this fight happen on home turf! ? #UFC278 https://t.co/q326oTKsFu × Rate this story! Thank You! 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