After years of dominance in the best promotion, Khamzat Chimaev finally fought for the first time for the first time last Saturday and set up a show.
In a fight that seemed to be in the making for more than a year, Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev finally collided last Saturday at UFC 319 in Chicago.
From the opening bell, Chimaev completely dominated the champion and sailed to a unanimous decision win, even though he went into the fight with his cardio in doubt by the masses.
After the main event, UFC boss Dana White took care of his wild score card for the fight, which showed how dominant the Chechen was.
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Chimaev shows off with a rare emotional side with a phone call to his mother
After his Blockbuster version, it seems that 'Borz' could rule over the middleweight division for a while, but long -term competitions Sean Strickland believes that he can 'throw' the new champion.
Nevertheless, Strickland is very unlikely that it will soon be fighting again, and Chimaev wants to return to action in October, which is willing to consider White.
During his legendary UFC official period, Chimaev has divided the fan base, with some fans from him and his personality and fighting style, while others don't so much.
Immediately after his victory in Chicago, Borz showed a rare side of emotion when he quickly came to a Facetime call to show off his new UFC title with his mother's call.
The 31-year-old has always been extremely stoic and emotionless when he was caught on the camera, but this time he grinned from excitement while spoke with his family at home in Chechenia.
Who will defend Khamzat Chimaev his UFC Middleweight title against first?
It was likely that the winner of Nassourdine Imavov vs Caio Borralho would fight for the title, but with their fight planned in September, the timing would probably not work.
That is what Reinier de Ridder as the likely next challenger who recently saw his victory over Robert Whittaker, and the fact that he was in the front row to view the promotion on Saturday evening.