Undefeated UFC ace Khamzat Chimaev has extended a formal training invitation to Conor McGregor as the Irishman plots his route back to the top of the sport after suffering a gruesome broken leg in the cage last year. McGregor remains in recovery after suffering a clean break just above his …
Read More »All the pressure is on Petr Yan, Islam Makhachev and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 267 – convincing wins must be the order of the night
The lot of an MMA fighter entering a contest as a heavy favorite is not necessarily an enviable one. Cliched analysis would call out complacency as the greatest danger when the expectation based on apparent ability is victory, while the reality is more nuanced than that. The manner of victory is also …
Read More »‘He hasn’t earned the right’: Manager slams the door on Nick Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev UFC rumors
Fight fans had been licking their chops at the prospect of the elder Diaz brother taking on the highly-rated Chimaev in what would be the former Strikeforce welterweight champion’s first fight in more than six years, but any chance of it becoming a reality appears to be dead in the water …
Read More »Chimaev spars Chechen leader Kadyrov as manager says ‘everybody should go to jail’ if UFC sensation fights Nick Diaz (VIDEO)
Chimaev posted the clip to his Instagram account on Saturday, in which he is seen dancing around the cage and exchanging a series of light blows with the head of the Chechen Republic. In a couple of moves, MMA fan Kadyrov goes on the offensive and then defends a counter …
Read More »Sharpshooter: UFC superstar Chimaev takes to firing range with heavy weaponry ahead of octagon return (VIDEO)
After a stunning showing of three wins (in two weight classes) in the span of just 66 days last year, it had seemed as if Chimaev’s path to MMA superstardom was unfurling in front of his eyes. One by one they came, with John Phillips, Rhys McKee and then Gerald …
Read More »OFF! Khamzat Chimaev-Leon Edwards canceled for THIRD TIME due to lingering effects of Covid-19
There was no third time lucky for one of the most hotly anticipated fights in the promotion. UFC chief Dana White said Edwards will still fight, with a change of opponent. Edwards was first scheduled to fight one of the most talked-about up-and-comers in the UFC back in December, but the Jamaican-born British …
Read More »OFF! Khamzat Chimaev-Leon Edwards canceled for THIRD TIME due to lingering effects of Covid-19
There was no third time lucky for one of the most hotly anticipated fights in the promotion. UFC chief Dana White said Edwards will still fight, with a change of opponent. Edwards was first scheduled to fight one of the most talked-about up-and-comers in the UFC back in December, but the Jamaican-born British …
Read More »‘He holds all the trump cards’: Khamzat Chimaev ‘will face Leon Edwards on March 13’ as Russian fighter tips UFC star to be champ
Chechen-born Chimaev has twice seen meetings with welterweight number three Edwards called off, with the meeting scuppered by Edwards testing positive for Covid-19 in November and Chimaev suffering complications from the virus last month. White has now rearranged the bout for UFC Fight Night on March 13, although no venue or city …
Read More »All guns blazing: UFC sensation Chimaev fires MACHINE GUN on visit to Chechen homeland after meeting Kadyrov (VIDEO)
The Chechen-born Chimaev, who emigrated to Sweden as a 19-year-old and now fights out of the Allstars Gym in Stockholm, has been back in the Russian republic in January for a visit during which he has met local children and also been feted by MMA fan Kadyrov. View this post …
Read More »Corona KO: Khamzat Chimaev still recovering from COVID-19 as Leon Edwards fight is scrapped
Reports from the US have confirmed that Chimaev was forced off the card after medical tests showed that he had not fully recovered from the effects of COVID-19. MMA Junkie reported via Chimaev’s team that the undefeated welterweight tested positive for coronavirus in early-December but, despite seeming to shake off …
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