• Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • Shop
  • Giveaway
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • Shop
  • Giveaway
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home MMA

Alan ‘Finfou’ Nascimento Says Khamzat Chimaev Is ‘Exposing Fake BJJ Black Belts’

Kian Rogers by Kian Rogers
September 22, 2022
in MMA
0
Alan 'Finfou' Nascimento Khamzat Chimaev BJJ Black Belts
188
SHARES
1.6k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Khamzat Chimaev has been putting in some incredible performances as he makes his way up the UFC rankings in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, demolishing several BJJ black belts as he does so. Now his BJJ coach, former top competitor Alan ‘Finfou’ Nascimento, has spoken out about the work that his student has been putting in during his UFC career. Nascimento is in a good position to talk about the topic as well, given that he managed to win IBJJF world championships at several coloured belt levels and the IBJJF european championships at black belts more than once.

Nascimento managed to register a number of victories over elite grapplers throughout his career like Victor Estima, Jake McKenzie, and AJ Agazarm. It’s clear that Nascimento has high standards for his students, especially considering the fact that Chimaev wasn’t even a blue belt at the start of his UFC career and was only given one shortly afterward. Khamzat Chimaev finished all four of his first UFC opponents, including two BJJ black belts in Gerald Meerschaert and Li Jingliang. He also took some time away from MMA to compete in a freestyle wrestling match against fellow UFC veteran Jack Hermansson, which he dominated from start to finish and won on points.

It wasn’t even until Chimaev was scheduled to fight BJJ legend Gilbert Burns that his coach Nascimento started to discuss promoting him to purple belt. Not only did he beat Burns by decision, but he also went on to submit another BJJ black belt in Kevin Holland. Alan ‘Finfou’ Nascimento recently spoke to BJJEE about Khamzat Chimaev and his stellar UFC run, giving out a stern warning to any ‘fake black belts’ in BJJ that compete in the UFC:

“I’m making Khamzat expose all the fake black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that is in the MMA. Why? Because nowadays people just get belts like they go to McDonald’s. They don’t do the job. You know, he just got his purple belt. How many black belts in his career has he finished? So that shows. I’m using him to expose many guys. If you’re legit, doesn’t fit for you. But if you’re not, you better run.”

All of the previous fights that Khamzat Chimaev has had with BJJ black belts are available to watch on UFC FightPass, click here to subscribe and watch.

Tags: Alan 'Finfou' NascimentoKhamzat ChimaevUFC
Previous Post

Kade Ruotolo Says Only A Handful Of ADCC Athletes Don’t Use PEDs

Next Post

Chael Sonnen Tried To Book A Grappling Match Between Georges St-Pierre And Shaquille O’Neal

Kian Rogers

Kian Rogers

Kian is a Judo black belt with years of competitive experience before finding BJJ. Originally from Ireland, Kian moved to Spain for work and that's where he first started the sport, since becoming a brown belt in BJJ.

Related Posts

Mads Burnell Jiu-Jitsu Soft
MMA

Mads Burnell Opens Fire On Modern Jiu-Jitsu: ‘It’s Soft As F*ck’

by Diogo de Souza
September 23, 2023
Anthony Smith Alex Pereira Grappling Match
MMA

Anthony Smith On Alex Pereira: ‘I’d Smoke Him In A Grappling Match’

by Phil Jones
September 22, 2023
Damien Anderson Professional MMA Debut
MMA

Damien Anderson Announces Professional MMA Debut

by Kian Rogers
September 22, 2023
Shinya Aoki Mikey Musumeci
MMA

Shinya Aoki Is ‘Really Looking Forward’ To Facing Mikey Musumeci

by Diogo de Souza
September 21, 2023
Talita Alencar Dana White's Contender Series 63
MMA

Talita Alencar Draws At Dana White’s Contender Series 63 But Doesn’t Get UFC Contract

by Kathrine Burne
September 20, 2023
Next Post
Georges St-Pierre Shaquille O'Neal

Chael Sonnen Tried To Book A Grappling Match Between Georges St-Pierre And Shaquille O'Neal

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Premium Content

Keith Krikorian 10th Planet black belt

Top 10th Planet Competitor Keith Krikorian Earns Black Belt

October 6, 2020
Gracie Family Football Team

Gracie Family Puts Together Football Team For Million Dollar Tournament

February 11, 2023
Ultimate BJJ Guide To Jiu-Jitsu Terms And Phrases

The Ultimate BJJ Guide To Jiu-Jitsu Terms And Phrases

August 17, 2023

Browse by Category

  • BJJ News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • MMA

Browse by Tags

ADCC ADCC 2022 ADCC Trials Andre Galvao ATOS Bellator Boxing Celebrity BJJ Combat Jiu-Jitsu Craig Jones Danaher Death Squad Felipe Pena Ffion Davies Fight 2 Win Gordon Ryan Gracie Family Haisam Rida IBJJF John Danaher Judo Kade Ruotolo Kaynan Duarte Law Enforcement Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa Mica Galvao Mikey Musumeci Nate Diaz Nicholas Meregali Nicky Rodriguez Oliver Taza ONE Championship Opinion Pieces Pedro Marinho PFL Polaris Roberto Jimenez Submission Underground Team Grappling Throwback Tye Ruotolo UFC Who's Number One Women's BJJ Women's MMA Wrestling
Jitsmagazine.com

Your home for the latest BJJ and grappling news.

Categories

  • BJJ News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • MMA

Browse by Tag

ADCC ADCC 2022 ADCC Trials Andre Galvao ATOS Bellator Boxing Celebrity BJJ Combat Jiu-Jitsu Craig Jones Danaher Death Squad Felipe Pena Ffion Davies Fight 2 Win Gordon Ryan Gracie Family Haisam Rida IBJJF John Danaher Judo Kade Ruotolo Kaynan Duarte Law Enforcement Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa Mica Galvao Mikey Musumeci Nate Diaz Nicholas Meregali Nicky Rodriguez Oliver Taza ONE Championship Opinion Pieces Pedro Marinho PFL Polaris Roberto Jimenez Submission Underground Team Grappling Throwback Tye Ruotolo UFC Who's Number One Women's BJJ Women's MMA Wrestling

Recent Posts

  • IBJJF Announces Featherweight Lineup For The Crown
  • Mads Burnell Opens Fire On Modern Jiu-Jitsu: ‘It’s Soft As F*ck’
  • Anthony Smith On Alex Pereira: ‘I’d Smoke Him In A Grappling Match’

© 2020 JitsMagazine.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • Shop
  • Giveaway

© 2020 JitsMagazine.com

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?