If Paul Felder believes that it would take a “freak grappler” to beat Kamaru Usman, it seems like few title challengers on the rise would fit that description better than Chechen phenom Khamzat Chimaev.
The 27-year-old out of Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden, has blitzed his way through the UFC’s middleweight at welterweight divisions with 12:44 worth of fight time over the course of four bouts. And after his latest win, a first round submission over Li Jingliang, he now seemingly finds himself headed toward title contention—with a bout against former challenger Gilbert Burns, at UFC 273 on April 9th.