UFC -Superster Khamzat Chimaev had one eye on the world of boxing on Saturday evening.
Before Henry Cejudo suffered his third consecutive loss in UFC Seattle, the biggest boxing card of the year, an undisputed light heavyweight Rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, in Saudi -Arabia.
Jake Paul closed the Martin Bakole team after he had seen him were received by Joseph Parker in the Co-Main event.
Khamzat Chimaev, on the other hand, had nothing but fun things to say after the show came to his conclusion.
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Khamzat Chimaev responds to Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol II
In October, Beterbiev became the first four-strap Light Heavyweight Champion ever by beating Bivol.
The 40-year-old took a majority decisions gain after 12 rounds of pulsating back and forth action.
Of course an immediate rematch was booked and the two men squared on Saturday night in Riyad.
The 175LB Rivals again fought for a majority decision, but this time Bivol did enough to get the nod of the judges to the Ringsside
Chimaev wanted to ensure that Beterbiev was not too hard for himself after the first defeat of his professional boxing career.
'Borz' reminded his Russian countryman of the historical things he has achieved in a heart -warming social media post.
“Will always remain in the history of boxing @arturbeterbiev legend,” Chimaev subtitled an image of the 21-1 boxer with a bunch of world titles.
What is the next step for Khamzat Chimaev?
Chimaev stitched Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 in October to book his middleweight title shot.
Firstly, the 30-year-old Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland rematch had to view Gold for 185 pounds on UFC 312.
'DDP' destroyed Strickland's nose on the way to a crooked point victory in Sydney earlier this month.
“Biggest bulls – is this fight,” Chimaev tweeted after the Main Event of UFC 312 came to his conclusion.
Du Plessis will take some time to recover before they enter the camp for a huge fight with Chimaev.
Exactly when they will clash, there will be a mystery, but they will certainly meet this year at some point.
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