Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa are set to face off at UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Oliveira 2, in what promises to be an exciting fight between two phenomenally talented fighters. Both held undefeated records prior to their respective bouts, with Chimaev having won all eight of his professional bouts by stoppage and Costa having gone 13-0 before losing his last bout against Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title.
Chimaev is known for his aggressive style of fighting, often overwhelming opponents with a flurry of strikes as soon as they enter the cage. He also has strong grappling skills which he can use to take opponents down and control them on the ground. On top of this, he has a solid cardio base which allows him to maintain a high level of output throughout each round. This makes him incredibly difficult to outlast or outwork over time – something that could prove decisive against Costa’s own renowned striking ability and power punches.
Costa meanwhile is well known for his impressive striking game which includes powerful combinations that have proven capable of stopping fights in their tracks when landed flush on an opponent’s chin or body region. His wrestling game may not be quite as advanced as that of Chimaev but still remains solid enough to keep opponents at bay if needed, while he too boasts good cardio which will allow him to stay in the fight until its conclusion if necessary. However one must question how much damage sustained from earlier rounds might affect him later on throughout the duration of any given fight – especially if it ends up going deep into championship rounds where endurance becomes even more important than ever before such conflicts come close towards ending without any clear winner decided upon yet based purely upon accrued points totals across five full rounds thus far (or less depending however much time has remained left after each individual round completed).
It would appear then that this contest could very well come down simply comparative degrees between Chimaev’s conditioning levels versus those owned by Costa overall – leading many analysts expecting this match up predicts it will go either way depending entirely upon whichever man shows superior amounts stamina wise during prolonged periods inside cage once bell sounds signalling start bout itself officially commences shortly afterwards accordingly in subsequent seconds thereafter afterwards next inevitably followed immediately following right after eventually occurring directly preceding previously mentioned opening bell event itself actually taking place within MMA octagon.