"When I first heard the news, I was a bit bummed out, really. Just to know that a guy like Khamzat would come to the division, and that could be a potential matchup if that happened. Doesn't make me happy, thinking about that."
"Training with this guy, he's the best in the world, it's difficult. In all areas, in stand up, in grappling, no one gets an easy round with Khamzat, doesn't matter what weight class, what size."
"If he made the move up, we're all kind of screwed."
Khalil Rountree is assisting Khamzat Chimaev in preparation for his middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland. Rountree is apprehensive about Chimaev's plans to move up to light heavyweight, believing it would create tough matchups for fighters in that division. He describes Chimaev as a formidable opponent in all aspects of fighting, stating that no one has an easy round with him. Rountree's recent performance includes a last-round stoppage loss to Jiri Prochazka, despite initially leading in that fight.
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