The former UFC champion has recognized that he gave Khamzat Chimaev a secret weapon that has changed his prediction for UFC 319

The biggest question for many fans who get into this fight, as Luke Rockhold recently spoke, is whether Chimaev's Cardio will keep in the later rounds.

'Borz' proved to be incredibly dangerous in the fight, but you Plessis showed that he can compete with a steady performance over the full five-round duration.

Chimaev has teamed up with several remarkable names in preparation for August 16 in the USA, where he may have recorded some additional tools.

TJ Dillashaw expects Khamzat Chimaevs Cardio to be significantly improved by his UFC 319 training camp

In a recent appearance in the overdogs podcast, TJ Dillashaw gave his thoughts about the upcoming title fight in the middleweight.

The former UFC Bantamweight Champion recently posted a photo of him that stood alongside Khamzat Chimaev during the Challeng's Training Camp.

Dillashaw admitted during the podcast that he originally predicted that Dricus du Plessis would successfully defend the belt due to his superior cardio.

However, his attitude was changed after introducing Chimaev to a person who had a big impact on his own career.

Both Chimaev and Arman Tsarukyan recently worked in Trenkigning Lab under Sam Calavita, which was significantly involved in changing Dillashaw's approach to strength and conditioning.

“I met him and introduced him to this guy, Sam Calavitta … So Chimaev is doing it right now and I really suspect that he will have an amazingly better guest tank for his next fight, and I think he will acquire victory because of this. He will improve the weight, which in turn will make his cardio better, and he will train the right way.” “

TJ Dillashaw's recurring shoulder problems began to give him problems to stand problems after a game on “The Ultimate Fighter”

The UFC career of TJ Dillashaw came to an early end due to a accumulation of injuries, which meant that he could not compete.

The former champion spoke about it during the podcast when he outlined and explained his current career path outside of the competition that he couldn't even comb his hair with his left hand due to his shoulder problems.

Dillashaw also revealed that his recurring shoulder problems became a problem during his time at the coach on “The Ultimate Fighter”, and not something he did in Octagon.

“In 2017 I reduced my shoulder again to make the coaching challenge against the coaches [Cody] Garbrandt. We had to play Tether Ball on a balancing beam like a gymnastics beams and we are over a pool. I went off to fell and catch myself and distributed my shoulder out of my back, and since then I have had problems. ”

After Dillashaw returned to Octagon after several years in 2021, he started twice before retiring.