Khamzat Chimaev doubts chances against Olympic wrestlers but open to Bo Nickal

Khamzat Chimaev has expressed doubt about his chances in pure wrestling matches against Olympic-level competitors like Kyle Snyder and Abdulrashid Sadulaev. However, the UFC middleweight said he would be happy to wrestle with Bo Nickal, explaining that since Nickal has also transitioned from wrestling to MMA, they are on equal footing as mixed martial artists. Chimaev indicated he finds it interesting to compete against wrestlers who have made the same transition to MMA rather than pure Olympic-level wrestlers who remain in their sport. The comments suggest Chimaev recognizes the difference between MMA grappling and Olympic wrestling while remaining confident in his abilities against fellow MMA fighters with wrestling backgrounds.