"Russian version of Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry" - Fans react to Khamzat Chimaev and Arman Tsarukyan face off ahead of Hype Reality 3

Khamzat Chimaev recently received comparisons to Jake Paul after his faceoff with Arman Tsarukyan picked up steam online.

This was about Paul's boxing bout over the weekend with Mike Perry where the former had a massive size advantage. This contest saw 'The Problem Child' finish the King of Violence by way of a TKO.

Chimaev and Tsarukyan will be competing but not in the same way that Paul did with Perry. The UFC middleweight and UFC lightweight are coaching two teams of fighters for a show called 'Hype Reality' which enters its third season.

The program has immediate resemblances to 'The Ultimate Fighter' where the two teams of fighters occupy the same house and also train within a main gym.

Several X users responded to the two combatants of disparately different sizes facing off with one another and a tweet thread amassed underneath the footage.

@NickChees said:

"It's the Russian version of Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry"

@KOofTheDAY stated:

"Arman said Khamzat gonna train him and be in his corner against Islam."

@TAOWClothingCo quipped:

"Arman could take him"

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[Images Courtesy: @ChampRDS tweet thread on X]

Check the promotional faceoff with Khamzat Chimaev and Arman Tsarukyan below:

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Khamzat Chimaev's potential path back to action

Khamzat Chimaev taking part in this show is giving some hope that the surging star may be returning to the octagon sooner rather than later.

The 30-year-old had to pull out of his clash with Robert Whittaker that was slated to go down in Saudia Arabia. Chimaev was bogged down by an ever-worsening condition that forced his withdrawal from the high-stakes clash at 185 pounds.

Ikram Aliskerov would step up to fill the vacancy caused by Chimaev with Whittaker halting Aliskerov with strikes during the first round of their June 22 headlining bout as part of that UFC Fight Night offering.

'Borz' has not stepped into the cage since October 21 of last year. During this outing, Chimaev earned a majority decision win over former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman during their contest at UFC 294.

The Russian native also has a prior history of health issues before this Whittaker withdrawal. He was set to fight present-day welterweight champion Leon Edwards three times with Chimaev causing the latter two bout fallouts. These came as a result of Khamzat Chimaev having lingering issues from a COVID-19 infection during the first quarter of 2021.

While nothing has been solidified at all as far as a return date, as mentioned, it still gives fans and pundits alike hope the return of the unbeaten mixed martial artist is going to transpire sooner rather than later.