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Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev [b] (born 1 May 1994) is a Russian [15] professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [16]
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]
A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev took place at the event. [6] They were previously expected to headline UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov last June, but Chimaev withdrew due to illness. [7]
Khamzat Chimaev: Male Middleweight Catchweight Welterweight: UFC: 14–0 (6 KO, 6 SUB) [31] Muhammad Mokaev: Male Flyweight Bantamweight Strawweight: Brave CF: 14–0 (1 NC, 2 KO, 7 SUB) [32] Bout declared a no contest after an accidental groin kick rendered Ibragim Navruzov unable to continue. Dakota Ditcheva: Female Flyweight: PFL: 14–0 (11 ...
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev was expected to take place at the event. [10] However, Costa withdrew after he underwent surgery on his elbow and was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. [11]
However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons and Volkov was booked for UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev against former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Sergei Pavlovich. [7] Almeida faced Alexander Romanov instead.
Sharabutdin Magomedov was born in Dagestan, Russia, in 1994. Football was the first sport he ever played, but he was ultimately kicked off his team after an argument. This led him to venture into martial arts.