Is Khamzat Chimaev Russian or Swedish?

Is Khamzat Chimaev Russian or Swedish?

Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev (Russian: Хамзат Хизарович Чимаев; né Girikhanov, born 1 May 1994), is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly competed in Brave Combat Federation.

Is Khamzat Chimaev from Dagestan?

Khamzat Chimaev is one of the biggest rising stars in the UFC. Chimaev is often compared to former lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov, and some fans think he too belongs to Dagestan. However, that is not the case. Khamzat Chimaev was born in Chechnya, which is a republic of Russia.

Does khamzat train with khabib?

Born in Chechnya, Khamzat Chimaev has seen a rise like no other. A strong and dominant grappler, Chimaev’s grappling heavy style has brought about comparisons to Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, both fighters train at two separate gyms. Khamzat Chimaev currently trains at the Allstars Training Center in Sweden.

What languages does Khamzat Chimaev speak?

The fighter can also be seen talking in Swedish in several interviews. His time in Sweden has helped him develop a very good command of Swedish. The fighter is originally from Chechnya, which is a republic of Russia. “Borz” also speaks his native language, Chechen, and is also fluent in Russian.

Does Sweden and Russia share a border?

It borders Norway in the west on the Scandinavian Peninsula; the Torne river forms most of Sweden’s border with Finland in the east. A portion of the country lies north of the Arctic Circle. The country shares maritime borders with Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Is Swedish Norwegian and Finnish similar?

Finnish, being completely different, belongs to the Finno-Ugric language family. Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are all very similar, and it is common for people from all three countries to be able to read the two other without too much difficulty.