Alex Pereira is the newly minted UFC light heavyweight champion, having TKO’d former titleholder Jiří Procházka at UFC 295 to capture the vacant strap. In the wake of his victory, however, ‘Poatan’ set his sights on a fighter with whom he has history and who has, to some degree, fallen from grace: Khamzat Chimaev. The…
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka would love to face Khamzat Chimaev if Alex Pereira doesn’t. ‘Borz’ took to social media earlier this week to call out Alex Pereira. ‘Poatan’ is fresh off his return at UFC 295 opposite Jiri Prochazka. In the Madison Square Garden headliner earlier this month, the Brazilian scored a second-round knockout win,…
Khamzat Chimaev is calling for a fight with Alex Pereira after being snubbed of a middleweight title shot. It was Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA) who anticipated getting a shot at the middleweight title following his majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA) this past October in Abu Dhabi at UFC 294. That was not…
Many fans were left disappointed when Paulo Costa vs. Khamzat Chimaev fell through at UFC 294, but the former UFC title challenger still appears to be chasing a fight against ‘Borz’. ‘Borrachinha’ recently uploaded a picture of himself looking directly into the camera to his X (formerly Twitter) account. In the caption, Costa appeared to…
Paulo Costa is not impressed with Khamzat Chimaev following his UFC 294 win over Kamaru Usman. Chimaev and Usman did battle in a short-notice fight inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 21. Despite a dominant opening round for Chimaev, Usman made things competitive with his boxing and ground defense. Ultimately, Chimaev won the…
Kamaru Usman has reacted following his majority decision loss to Khamzat Chimaev in UFC 294 co-main event. Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA) stepped on short notice to battle Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA) in a middleweight contest this afternoon in Abu Dhabi. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ was returning to action for the first time since losing a majority…
Khamzat Chimaev required a full 15 minutes to get past Kamaru Usman, but he still managed to extend his winning streak at UFC 294. Khamzat Chimaev took home two scores of 29-27 for his early domination of Usman on the canvas, while one judge scored it a draw 28-28, likely rewarding Kamaru Usman’s late surge…
UFC 294 event was co-headlined by a middleweight contest featuring Khamzat Chimaev taking on Kamaru Usman. Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since losing a majority decision to Leon Edwards in a fight for the promotion’s welterweight world title at UFC 286. That setback had marked ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’s’…
Khamzat Chimaev is casting doubt on his fight with Kamaru Usman actually being a title eliminator bout. UFC 294 will see the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA) going up against Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA) tomorrow, Saturday, October 21st, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The co-main event will see ‘Borz’ and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’…
A former champion Kamaru Usman will take on the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at the co-main event of the upcoming UFC 294. While Usman is currently on a two-fight skid, ‘Borz’ has ragdolled most of his recent opponents. More often than not, the Chechen-born UAE national employs a wrestling-heavy approach from the get-go to hunt for…
