Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev is sure not to respond well to the latest barb from divisional champion, Dricus du Plessis, with the UFC champion poking fun at the scar above the lip of the Chechen-born contender.
Chimaev, who has been sidelined since October, most recently co-headlined UFC 308, taking home a stunning — Submission of the Year award-winning stoppage against former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker in a first round face crank stoppage success.
And staking his claim for a shot at the middleweight crown in his next outing, Chechnya native, Chimaev has been pegged to fight for the championship in his return to action — potentially in the United States in the new year, however, must lay in wait as du Plessis rematches former champion, Sean Strickland at UFC 312 first and foremost.