UFC, Khamzat Chimaev
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Jon Jones reacted to Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 319 title win with a one-word message on social media. ‘Congratulations,” he tweeted alongside a wolf emoji that symbolized Chimaev’s nickname. Later, Jones expressed an interest in training with the newly crowned UFC middleweight champion.
Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the UFC scene in the summer of 2020, finishing his first three opponents in barely two months with thrashing performances. He continued to pile up gaudy numbers, and even after injuries, illnesses and other factors slowed his roll, he remained undefeated and eventually made it to a title fight at last Saturday's UFC 319.
Anthony Hernandez says Reinier de Ridder is merely the next obstacle is his quest to UFC champ Khamzat Chimaev.
Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan was in Khamzat Chimaev’s corner at UFC 319, guiding his friend and training partner to a middleweight title victory. It was sheer domination, but not exactly the most exciting fight.
Herb Dean supports UFC 319 referee’s controversial stand-up decision, defending the call during Khamzat Chimaev vs Dricus Du Plessis fight.
‘Borz’ would’ve been the last opponent that Nate Diaz fought inside the Octagon until his weight miss led to a major reshuffling on late notice. Chimaev ended up beating Kevin Holland in the co-main event, while Tony Ferguson stepped in to face Diaz in the headliner.
The main event of UFC Vancouver in October will pit Reinier de Ridder against Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez, potentially offering a clue to Khamzat Chimaev ’s first challenger for the middleweight title.
Nate Diaz is not a fan of Khamzat Chimaev. Over the weekend, Chimaev became the UFC middleweight champion with a dominant win against Dricus Du Plessis.
Costa (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) says knowing he outlasted Olympic silver medalist wrestler Yoel Romero in his fifth UFC fight in 2019, he's confident that he'll have the strength to fend off Chimaev's wrestling.