Joe Rogan recently expressed concerns about Khamzat Chimaev competing again so soon after his loss at UFC 328.
Chimaev suffered the first defeat of his career in a split decision loss to Sean Strickland in a five-round main event.
After a strong opening round, his pace slowed, but the fight remained competitive throughout.
Despite the setback, Chimaev is already scheduled to compete at RAF 10 in a freestyle wrestling match against Dillon Danis.
But Rogan questioned whether returning to competition so quickly is the right move:
I don’t know if he [should be] interested in doing that.
He pointed to the unpredictability and injury risk involved in grappling events:
Here is my fear. There was a recent event that was a very weird event…
Kicks to the legs, punches to the body, and Jiu-Jitsu. It was weird.
Rogan described how quickly things can go wrong in these situations:
The guy is trying to avoid the takedown, and he catches his knee in a weird way, and it blows out.
So that could happen to f*cking anybody. Wrestlers blow their knees out all the time.
It’s just a part of the craziness of explosive movement.
His concerns are amplified by the physical toll Chimaev endured leading into UFC 328, including a significant weight cut that reportedly left him in a depleted state.
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