Combat & UFC
Khamzat Chimaev Nearly Died from Weight Cut Day Before Strickland Fight
Joe Rogan Experience
#2498 - Brendan Schaub
What was said
"His brother today was like, yes, we thought his body was gonna shut down. They took an hour off weight cutting and then they went back."
Joe Rogan revealed that Khamzat Chimaev suffered a catastrophic weight cut before his fight with Sean Strickland, cutting approximately 44 pounds from 230+ pounds down to 185. Chimaev's body nearly shut down during the process, forcing his team to halt the cut for an hour before resuming. Rogan attributed Khamzat's performance issues in the fight to the extreme weight manipulation, suggesting fighters are being forced to compete while severely compromised.
Verification status
Attributed speaker claim
Egleze verified who said this and where. The underlying claim has not been independently established by Egleze.
Source and context
Egleze verified who said this and where. The underlying claim has not been independently established by Egleze.
- Programme
- Joe Rogan Experience
- Episode
- #2498 - Brendan Schaub
- Clip time
- 28:35
- Original source
- Watch the source segment →
From this episode
Joe Rogan Experience