Alexander Gustafsson believes a fight between Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev would have a foregone conclusion. Chimaev has enjoyed a meteoric rise since debuting for the promotion last year and despite only being 4-0 with the UFC since, he could be one win away from potentially challenging Usman for the welterweight title. Should that happen,
It looks like we may have finally found a foe for Khamzat Chimaev. Burns vs. Chimaev Welterweight contender Gilbert Burns has agreed to fight the highly-touted UFC star. Burns and Chimaev would see eye to eye on a date: April 9th. Chimaev would screenshot his messages with Burns, teasing the match-up. Chimaev would reply to
Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad have engaged in a war of words on social media. Chimaev hasn’t been afraid to call for some big names in the welterweight division. He appeared to be on the fast track as UFC officials had booked him to fight Leon Edwards. The fight ended up falling through due to
Belal Muhammad has let it be known that he is not ducking Khamzat Chimaev. Muhammad has been steadily rising up the UFC welterweight ranks. He’s fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Stephen Thompson in the final UFC event of 2021. With the win, Muhammad now holds the number five spot on the official UFC
Vicente Luque is more than down to fight Khamzat Chimaev next. Chimaev is coming off a dominant first-round submission win over Li Jingliang in October. The nature of the victory reignited the hype train of “Borz” who hadn’t competed in over a year due to lingering COVID-19 issues. As one would expect, Chimaev went back
Belal Muhammad doesn’t plan to get chummy with Colby Covington anytime soon. Muhammad is closer than ever to title contention. This Saturday (Dec. 18), he will go one-on-one with number five-ranked UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson. The 170-pound clash will serve as the co-main event of UFC Vegas 45 inside the UFC Apex. Going into the
Colby Covington believes he would end Khamzat Chimaev’s hype — and violently as well. Chimaev has been calling out Covington ever since the latter’s unanimous decision defeat to Kamaru Usman in their welterweight title rematch last month. Although Covington would actually be open to it later on, it still doesn’t seem to interest him all
The UFC has made a big play to keep one of their superstars for a little while longer. Stockton slugger Nate Diaz was headed into his last fight of his UFC contract after losing to Leon Edwards at UFC 263. Ever since he lost that scrap, the question on everybody’s mind is: what is next
Khamzat Chimaev believes the Diaz brothers are running from him, so he’s turning his attention to Conor McGregor. Chimaev has been quickly rising up the UFC welterweight ranks. He is currently the number 11-ranked 170-pounder. UFC President Dana White has claimed that no one wants to fight the man known as “Borz.” Recently, Chimaev has
Neil Magny and Khamzat Chimaev have had yet another social media exchange and both have expressed interest in a fight. Chimaev is a highly-touted and rising UFC welterweight. Many have likened him to a more aggressive version of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Of course, Chimaev is still young in his MMA career but many already have high
Khamzat Chimaev is having some issues getting another fight on deck. Searching For An Opponent The rising star is 4-0 in the UFC, with all of his wins coming by way of finish. As expected, not many people are exactly lining up to face the Chechen crusher, who so far, is nothing but unstoppable. As
Khamzat Chimaev hit back at Nate Diaz for his recent comments. Chimaev has been calling out a number of fighters as he always does. Some were unrealistic to say the least, while others were actually offered like Nate Diaz. Diaz Takes No Disrespect That was confirmed by Diaz himself who felt disrespected to be offered
Khamzat Chimaev called out some fighters…but they were unexpected callouts to say the least. Chimaev has made a habit of calling out just about everyone from the welterweight to the middleweight division. Not to mention names like Conor McGregor. However, on Monday, “Borz” decided to go a different route and call out some retired fighters.
The hype looks to be real for Khamzat Chimaev, but looks can be decieving. At least, that’s what Colby Covington believes about the Chechen superstar. Not Impressed While ‘Borz’ has made waves finishing his first 4 UFC fights, Colby Covington still doesn’t think much of the rising Chimaev. Covington is coming off a unanimous decision
The hype remains real for Khamzat Chimaev. Another Showcase The rising UFC star isn’t just impressing people in the UFC Octagon, he’s showcasing his skills outside of it as well. For his most recent trick, Chimaev would challenge Jack Hermansson in a freestyle wrestling match at Bulldog Fight Night 9. After most recently choking out
Khamzat Chimaev is back… however, it’s not inside the UFC Octagon. An Unlikely Contest The rising UFC star might be competing against another UFC fighter but it’s not exactly what you would expect. Chimaev will challenge middleweight contender Jack Hermansson in a freestyle wrestling match. The contest will take place this Friday at Bulldog Fight