Off the back of his stunning submission win at UFC 308, unbeaten middleweight, Khamzat Chimaev was spotted celebrating with Chechen Head of State, Ramzan Kadyrov — whom he recently described as his “big brother” after his victory over former champion, Robert Whittaker.
Chimaev, who improved to 14-0 overnight, entered last night’s potential title eliminator against former gold holder, Whittaker as the number thirteen ranked divisional contender, turned in a dominant win over the Auckland-born striker.
Submitting the former with a ferocious face crank inside the opening three minutes of their five round pairing, Khamzat Chimaev appeared to fracture numerous teeth as well as Whittaker’s lower mandible with the submission effort in the first round, en route to his latest victory in the Octagon.