Chimaev’s brutal cardio clips
Khamzat Chimaev’s brutal cardio sessions are going viral — training clips show him grinding alongside Khalil Rountree and Arman Tsarukyan as he ramps up for his next fight, and the footage has fans talking conditioning and fight-readiness [X].
A recently shared sparring clip captures Chimaev knocking Khalil Rountree to the canvas during a session, footage first highlighted by Bloody Elbow. (bloodyelbow.com) Khalil Rountree later called the camp “eye-opening” and recounted that training with Chimaev “was painful” on a podcast appearance. (mmamania.com) Separate footage and reposts show Arman Tsarukyan in the same training environment with Chimaev and Rountree under one roof, a montage circulated on platforms like 24Vids. (24vids.com) The clips surface as Chimaev prepares for a scheduled middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland headlining UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) Promotional writeups note Chimaev returns to the cage as an unbeaten pro at 15-0 overall (9-0 in the UFC) and as the reigning middleweight champion. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) Coverage from outlets including FirstSportz and Sportskeeda frames the viral footage as sparking renewed debate about Chimaev’s conditioning and whether his in-camp improvements will translate on May 9. (firstsportz.com)
