Georges St-Pierre's coach begs Chimaev to train with him after UFC 328 loss

Firas Zahabi is confident he can help fine tune Khamzat Chimaev.

Chimaev (15-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) was a big favorite when he lost his middleweight title to Sean Strickland by split decision in Saturday's UFC 328 headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

After controlling Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC) on the ground in Round 1, Chimaev's body language in Round 2 was concerning when he appeared to fade. Although he was able to recompose himself for the rest of the fight, his activity wasn't enough to help him retain his belt.

Zahabi, who helped coach Georges St-Pierre into one of the greatest fighters of all time, urges Chimaev to come train with him.

"I'm begging you. Somebody get this out there," Zahabi said on his YouTube channel. "Khamzat, come train with me. Come to Montreal. Come train with me. I promise you, if you come train with me, you're not going to fade. I promise you. Come and train with me. Bring Arman Tsarukyan. Khamzat Chimaev, Arman Tsarukyan, come train with me. Come see how we prepare to make sure that your fitness level will be better than ever, your striking will be sweeter than ever, your footwork will be sweeter than ever. I promise you.

"If Khamzat Chimaev, you come and train with me, this will never happen to you again. So I really hope he gets this message. Please come train with me and Georges St-Pierre, and we will make sure that we do our absolute best to get your hand raised, no matter what the cost, what the energy expenditure, how many hours we have to do, we will focus on you getting your hand raised. So, if Khamzat Chimaev is listening, or anybody who knows him, get this message to him. Please let him know he's more than welcome, and I would love to have him as soon as possible training at my facility."

Immediately after the fight, Chimaev told UFC CEO Dana White that he wants to move up to light heavyweight. However, he later changed his tune and called for a rematch against Strickland.