Georges St.
Pierre’s head coach, Firas Zahabi, promises that Khamzat
Chimaev won’t have conditioning issues if the former
middleweight champ joins his team.
Chimaev (15-1) lost his middleweight title to Sean
Strickland (31-7) via split decision at UFC 328
last weekend. While Chimaev was a massive favorite, he visibly
faded in the second round and was forced to give up his strongest
skillset, wrestling.
Zahabi, who is credited with shaping St. Pierre’s legendary career,
is inviting Chimaev to train under him at
Tristar Gym in Montreal. Zahabi promises that Chimaev will no
longer face conditioning issues if he joins their camp. Zahabi,
along with St. Pierre, vows to do everything in his capacity to
make Chimaev return to the win column. Zahabi also welcomes
Chimaev’s friend and training partner, Arman
Tsarukyan.
Making His Case
“Someone spread this around: Khamzat, come train with me,” Zahabi
said on his YouTube channel. “Come to Montreal, work with me. I
promise you, if you come and train with me, you’re not gonna fade.
Come and train with me. Bring Arman Tsarukyan too. Khamzat Chimaev,
Arman Tsarukyan, come train with me. See how we prepare to make
your fitness level better than ever, your striking will be sweeter
than ever, your footwork will be sweeter than ever. I promise. If
Khamzat Chimaev, yoe come and train with me, this will never happen
to you again. I hope he gets this message. Please come train with
me and Georges St. Pierre, and we’ll make sure to do our absolute
best to get your hand raised. No matter the cost, no matter how
much energy it takes, no matter how many hours we have to work.
We’ll focus on getting your hand raised. If Khamzat Chimaev is
listening or if anyone knows him, get this message to him. Let him
know that he is more than welcome.”