Khamzat Chimaev really embraced like the villain before and after winning at UFC 279.
The 14-0 Russian phenomenon was supposed to face Nate Diaz in his farewell fight in September 2022.
Khamzat Chimaev's Serious 7.5 pound Weight Miss meant that a last-minute UFC 279 rescheduling was needed.
Tony Ferguson stepped in to face Diaz, while Kevin Holland agreed with an 180 pound of catching weight collision with 'Borz'.
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Watch Khamzat Chimaev Joe Rogan's microphone at UFC 279 is pulling
Khamzat Chimaev ran through Kevin Holland to score an entry of 133 seconds on UFC 279.
Fans in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas drank loudly when Bruce Buffer announced the official result.
Before Joe Rogan was able to get his first interview question after the fight, the controversial competition grabbed his microphone and barked back to the Booing-Verscherte.
“Hey, so what now?” Chimaev screamed. 'Say something! So what now?
“I am all your guys. This is Chechyana, B —.
“I am the most dangerous man here. I come for everyone. I will kill everyone.”
The hunters of the crowd became louder and louder every time Chimaev spoke after his UFC 279 win.
After almost four minutes of fighting to keep his microphone, Rogan Chimaev praised for his performance and left the Octagon with it (just about) still in his hand.
Khamzat Chimaev Headlines UFC 319
Khamzat Chimaev went to middleweight after he had not reached the welter weight limit on UFC 279.
Since then he has won a number of fans with victories over Kamaru Usman and Robert Whittaker.
Chimaev is only one of the three active UFC hunters with more than 10 million followers on Instagram prior to his first title fight.
The 31-year-old will in the middle of the middleweight champion Dric Du Plessis on UFC 319.
Chimaev can become the biggest star at the UFC schedule by dethroning 'DDP' on Saturday evening.