Analysis suggests Khamzat Chimaev may have been preparing for a light heavyweight debut before plans changed last minute, which could explain his poor cardio showing. Despite working with top-level sports science professionals, Chimaev's conditioning lasted only one round against Strickland. The post notes that Chimaev repeatedly extended hands, smiled, and embraced Strickland during the fight, which undermined his aura after all the pre-fight trash talk. Joshua Van versus Tatsuro Taira is compared to Moreno-Figueiredo for the younger generation, with predictions they'll fight for the title. Alexander Volkov received favorable judging for the second straight fight, which the analyst views as compensation for his controversial loss to Ciryl Gane.
