EXCLUSIVE Khamzat Chimaev interview 👏 Preparing for #UFC319 & more! | ESPN MMA

judoweekly | August 7, 2025 | Breaking

Khamzat Chimaev took a seat with Brett Okamoto ahead of his #UFC 319 centerpiece title fight vs. Dricus Du Plessis.

0:00 Introduction.
1:47 Training in California.
4:05 Preparation for #UFC 319.
6:58 Competing against Robert Whittaker.
9:46 Thoughts on Dricus Du Plessis.
12:19 Priorities pre-fight.
15:25 Chimaev’s motivation.
16:25 Potential retired life.
19:51 Is Chimaev frightened to combat any individual?
21:20 What would retirement appear like?
26:10 Chimaev’s family life.

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Judo (meaning "gentle way") is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano . Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke. Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defenses are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata,) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice. A judo practitioner is called a judoka.

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