Arman Tsarukyan shared video footage on social media from recent joint training sessions with middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev. The Armenian lightweight posted the training clips showing the two fighters working together. Both athletes are currently preparing for their respective returns to the octagon. The post expressed anticipation for both fighters' comeback fights, though specific return dates or opponents were not mentioned in the brief social media update.
Arman Tsarukyan has been sharing the mats with Khamzat Chimaev, posting video footage on social media from their recent joint training sessions as both fighters prepare for their respective returns to the octagon.
Tsarukyan, 29, enters these sessions as the number-one ranked lightweight contender, carrying a 23-3 record and representing Russia out of American Top Team. Standing five-foot-seven with a 72-inch reach, the fighter known as "Ahalkalakets" is one of the division's most well-rounded threats, averaging 3.85 significant strikes per minute along with 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes — numbers that underline his ability to control a fight on multiple levels.
His training partner is no less dangerous. Khamzat Chimaev, the Allstars Training Center product now representing the United Arab Emirates, sits at number one in the middleweight rankings and number ten on the pound-for-pound list with a 15-1 record. The 32-year-old known as "Borz" stands six-foot-two with a 75-inch reach and is widely regarded as one of the sport's most suffocating grapplers, averaging 5.29 takedowns per 15 minutes while posting a striking accuracy of 60 percent.
No return dates or opponents for either fighter were disclosed in the social media update, which focused simply on the two contenders working together ahead of their planned comebacks.
Why it matters
- Tsarukyan is the top-ranked lightweight and a clear title contender, making his camp preparations closely watched across the division.
- Chimaev is the top-ranked middleweight and a pound-for-pound entrant, so any footage of his training draws immediate attention.
- The cross-divisional pairing gives Tsarukyan a physically larger and elite-level wrestling partner, while Chimaev gains a sharp, high-volume striker to sharpen against.
