Khamzat Chimaev

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Khamzat Chimaev is a professional mixed martial artist from Sweden. He was born on May 1, 1994, in Chechnya, Russia. 

Chimaev competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions and is known for his aggressive fighting style and grappling skills.

Khamzat Chimaev was born in the Chechen Republic of Russia but later moved to Sweden, where he began his martial arts training. 

He has a background in wrestling and has competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Chimaev made his professional MMA debut in 2018 and quickly gained attention for his dominant performances. 

He gained further recognition in 2020 when he competed in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). 

Chimaev made a quick impact by winning his first three UFC fights within a span of just 66 days.

One of Chimaev's notable fights took place on July 15, 2020, against John Phillips. 

He won the bout via submission in the second round, earning him a Performance of the Night bonus. 

He followed that up with another impressive victory against Rhys McKee on July 25, 2020, winning by TKO in the first round.

Chimaev's rise to prominence continued when he defeated Gerald Meerschaert on September 19, 2020, with a knockout just 17 seconds into the first round. 

This victory made him the first fighter in UFC history to win two fights in different weight classes (welterweight and middleweight) within 10 days.

On 1 March 2021, he announced on Instagram that he was retiring from the sport due to lung complications caused by COVID-19.

Dana White later came out and said Chimaev was not retired and was just emotional after experiencing effects of prednisone for his lungs during a training session.

Chimaev returned to face Li Jingliang on 30 October 2021, at UFC 267.

He won the bout via technical submission, choking Jingliang unconscious with a rear-naked choke in round one.

This win earned him his fourth straight Performance of the Night award.

Chimaev faced Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on 9 April 2022. Chimaev won the fight via unanimous decision, the first decision victory of his career.

The fight was awarded the Fight of the Night award. It also earned him first place in the Crypto.com Fan Bonus of the Night award.

Chimaev was scheduled to face Nate Diaz on 10 September 2022 in the main event of UFC 279.

At the weigh-ins, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, seven and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit.

As a result of missing weight, Chimaev was removed from his main event bout with Diaz, and instead faced Kevin Holland in the co-main event at a 180-pound catchweight bout. 

Holland was already set for a 180-pound catchweight bout against Daniel Rodriguez on the card. Chimaev won the bout via D'Arce Choke in the first round.

After a one-year layoff, Chimaev returned to middleweight on 21 October 2023, at UFC 294.

Chimaev was originally scheduled to fight former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa. 

However, due to surgery forcing Costa to pull out of the fight, Chimaev faced former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. He won the fight via majority decision.


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