Overview
- Tsarukyan said on Tuesday’s PBD Podcast that Chimaev does not watch opponent film and builds his plan around his own offense.
- He described rapid mood swings in the champion, shifting from joking to intimidating within an hour.
- Tsarukyan said he is helping in camp for UFC 328, explaining that he handles more tape study on challenger Sean Strickland.
- Chimaev is scheduled to defend the UFC middleweight title against Strickland on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
- The remarks draw on a close partnership that included Tsarukyan cornering Chimaev’s UFC 319 title win, though these claims remain his account.