Khamzat Chimaev has shaken up the UFC's middleweight rankings following his impressive win this past weekend at UFC 308. It was a big test for him to face former champion Robert Whittaker over five rounds but the undefeated contender passed it with flying colours....
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski arrives in Abu Dhabi. Lightweight champ Islam Makhachev melds basketball with Sambo. Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev do intense workouts, then have a virtual sitdown with Chael Sonnen.
Champ Alexander Volkanovski shares his motivation. Johnny Walker makes animal friends. Khamzat Chimaev goes hard in S&C. Magomed Ankalaev and Said Nurmagomedov train together. Kamaru Usman arrives on short notice. Champ Islam Makhachev plays soccer.
Khamzat Chimaev and foe Kamaru Usman are all systems go – as usual. Champ Alexander Volkanovski reacts to a surprise second chance. Johnny Walker looks to make a statement; Usman packs like a pro. Champ Islam Makhachev trains with legend Khabib.
The fight card for UFC 294 received a second blow, then arguably a second upgrade, after Kamaru Usman signed to step in to replace Paulo Costa, who has been medically pulled from the fight card for Abu Dhabi.
It's been a while since we've seen Khamzat Chimaev in the Octagon, but "Borz" is determined to make the occasion an emotional one for his opponent when he returns to action at UFC 294.
The top of the fight card for the UFC's return to Abu Dhabi now has two blockbuster fights.
Khamzat Chimaev hasn’t been seen in action in the Octagon for a while, but talk is starting to warm up about his potential return, with a possible matchup with former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
One of the most talked-about unsigned fights in recent weeks involves a potential clash between former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and undefeated two-division threat Khamzat Chimaev, and it’s a matchup UFC president Dana White said he could potentially book, but only as a middleweight bout.
Khamzat Chimaev has shaken up the UFC's middleweight rankings following his impressive win this past weekend at UFC 308. It was a big test for him to face former champion Robert Whittaker over five rounds but the undefeated contender passed it with flying colours....
After a turbulent two days in Las Vegas that saw a wild melee backstage at the pre-fight press conference on Thursday, and multiple fighters
Fight week in Las Vegas has been as hot as the Nevada sun as the stars of UFC 279 have gotten up close and personal ahead of time in the lead-up
UFC fan-favourite Nate Diaz brought the curtain down on his UFC career, for now, with a fourth-round submission of former interim lightweight champion
Fight week skirmishes between fighters are nothing new to the UFC, but even the famously well-drilled UFC staff were caught out when, in the moments
Nate Diaz made his thoughts, and his intentions, clear as he chatted with Joe Rogan following his fourth-round submission of Tony Ferguson at UFC 279.
Drama reigned at the official early morning weigh-ins for UFC 279 as headliner Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by a colossal seven and a half pounds
The welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev has quickly established itself as the bout that could steal the show at UFC 273