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Holland himself appeared to confirm that to be a case with a pair of tweets claiming he had offered Chimaev a free beard trim. Chimaev is an observant Muslim, a religion in which the shaving of a ...
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UFC has released footage of the backstage altercations with Nate Diaz, Kevin Holland, and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 news conference.
Chimaev turned professional on 26 May 2018, at International Ring Fight Arena 14, against Gard Olve Sagen. [35] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. [36] Chimaev's next fight took place on 18 August 2018, against Ole Magnor at Fight Club Rush 3. [37] He won via submission with a rear naked choke late in the first round. [38]
However, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, exceeding the non-title welterweight limit by 7.5 pounds, leading to the bout's cancellation. In response to this, the UFC made several changes: Nate Diaz was matched with Tony Ferguson , the former interim UFC Lightweight Champion and winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos .
However, Chimaev withdrew due to an illness and was replaced by Ikram Aliskerov, who was scheduled to fight a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira. [6] A middleweight bout between Sharabutdin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event. [5] However, Potieria was pulled to face Michel Pereira at UFC 301. [7]
UFC 308 LIVE: Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev. 21:07, Alex Pattle. This one may well be a No 1 contender’s fight at middleweight. Chimaev sprinted to the ring, before an intense-looking ...
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