Khamzat Chimaev made an unexpected cameee at UFC 280 in October 2022.
'Borz' was in the crowd in the night that Islam Makhachev Charles Oliveira beat to become the UFC Lightweight Champion.
Of course the Khabib Nurmagomedov family was present to encourage their teammate in his greatest fight so far.
Hell broke loose when Khamzat Chimaev succeeded with one of the group after a confrontation at the Cageside.
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The cameras were fixed on Khamzat Chimaev during his intense conversation with Abubakar Nurmagomedov, who had recorded a unanimous decision earlier in the evening on Gadzhi Omargadzhiev.
Things got out of hand when Chimaev pushed the cousin from one of Mma's best hunters ever.
Both men threw bumps, but nothing seemed to land before the security intervened to break the fight.
Chimaev was harassed by various people who had the task of pulling him away from the ugly UFC 280 -hand -church.
A day later, Khabib Nurmagomedov brought both parties together and sumbled the beef once and for all.
“What happened yesterday does not show us well. Neither I, nor Khamzat, nor Abubakar,” he said.
'To tell you the truth, we are tired of this nonsense. Here we are merged as brothers.
“We spoke to each other and our apologies have presented themselves together.
“I hope that in the future we will only collect and fight for good reasons.”
What is the next step for Khamzat Chimaev?
Khamzat Chimaev is only one fight away from claiming the largest price of MMA.
The 14-0 Russian phenomenon is confronted on Saturday evening with middleweight champion Drus Du Plessis on UFC 319.
Pre-Fight told Khabib Nurmagomedov Chimaev to leave his usual game plan to beat 'DDP'.
“Personally, I would advise Khamzat to strike with him,” he said in July.
“If I were coaching, I would give him a different advice. If you put them straight, Khamzat is better.
“You can try to force things early, but if you don't finish it, you burn a lot of energy.
“You need it in the championship rounds. And Khamzat did not go to the championship rounds.”