Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev will likely land himself in a title fight next after next month’s UFC 312 headliner according to promotional boss, Dana White, with the Chechen likely to take on the victor of the rematch bout between Dricus du Plessis, and Sean Strickland.
Chimaev, who improved to number three in the official middleweight pile back in October at UFC 308, turned in another spectacular victory in the promotion, stopping former gold holder, Robert Whittaker with a devastating first round win.
Matching with the Auckland-born favorite in a return to Abu Dhabi, undefeated star, Khamzat Chimaev turned in a first round face crank submission win over the ex-champion, landing his fourteenth straight victory in mixed martial arts competition.