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Video – UFC star Khamzat Chimaev meets with football icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic, gifts him signed jersey

Continuing his wave of support for undefeated welterweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev, professional footballing star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic visited the Chechen-born fighter earlier this week during his training camp – gifting him a signed shirt from his return to Italian giants, AC Milan.

Chimaev, the current number four ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active competition since he co-headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year, successfully improving to 12-0 as a professional with a first round D’Arce choke submission win over division striker, Kevin Holland in a catchweight clash.

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Yet to book his return to the Octagon, Chimaev, who has been linked with a middleweight division climb, has most recently found himself linked to a potential fight against recent UFC Vegas 75 winner, Jared Cannonier.