Khamzat Chimaev

It was a breathtaking and fast-paced battle and showed Chimaev belongs in the upper ranks of the welterweights.

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At UFC 273, Khamzat Chimaev defeated Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision in a dramatic welterweight bout.

With the victory, Chimaev continues rocketing up the UFC ladder toward a title. Burns was widely-regarded as a leap up in competition for "Borz," who has now won all five of his UFC fights inside the distance. As the final horn sounded, Chimaev laid on top of Burns but wouldn't let go. Burns shoved him off and Chimaev landed an open-hand slap - all after the horn. Another giant Burns punch floored Chimaev to the canvas. The first round played out as many of Chimaev's fights have in the past.

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“Who’s the famous fighter? Who’s the most people [talking] about? Those guys don’t know how to get up, the other ones didn’t know how to wrestle. And that he did. “I don’t see a monster. You either make it through or you don’t. He made it through with flying colours.”

Khamzat Chimaev had arguably the first real test of his career at UFC 273 and he passed with flying colors with a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns ...

When the final horn sounded, Chimaev embraced Burns as they left it all in the cage with the Jacksonville crowd praising their performances. Burns continued to attack with stinging combinations that started twisting Chimaev’s head around as the undefeated prospect was hurt for the first time since coming to the UFC. Burns looked wobbled at times but then he just started winging shots in return and Chimaev was forced to respect his power. Chimaev followed up with some heavy shots from the top but Burns scrambled out of a bad position to return fire on the feet before the first round ended. The welterweights brought the best out of each other over 15 minutes with Chimaev cut, bleeding and hurt at times but he also returned fire in every exchange as he stunned Burns several times on the feet. Burns eventually got back to his feet where he began establishing his striking arsenal including a stiff leg kick and a couple of hard left hands that backed up Chimaev momentarily.

The win over Gilbert Burns on Saturday was the Chechen's first UFC fight to go three rounds, but it proved to be more valuable to him than another quick ...

“That was going into the third round. The three-round affair was thrilling from start to finish and earned both men the evening’s “Fight of the Night” bonus. Chimaev said it also provided him with valuable lessons as well, the kind that are often gained through defeat. Chimaev clearly demonstrated that he’s one of the absolute best welterweights in the world, and sometimes being pushed to your limit is even more valuable than simply dominating an overmatched foe. “From the first second to last second, I tried to finish him, you know? I’m going to knock him out.’ I tried to knock him out, you know?

Chimaev had a more difficult time than he did in his first four UFC wins, but he proved he can beat an elite foe.

Will anyone ever steal the show from the 27-year-old Chechnya-born Swede? If he does end up in the cage with Covington, as the UFC would like, Chimaev (11-0) would surely be a crowd favorite, but what would the oddsmakers say? Chimaev clearly had proved to them that he belongs in the top tier. Saturday was a big night for fighters proving their worthiness of the exalted place they already hold in the sport. All champions in all divisions are called upon to prove themselves every time -- but for Sterling the demand was more so. He dropped Burns with a crisp jab, and from top position on the canvas he dropped punches and elbows, one of which opened a cut on the Brazilian's head. He even looked ahead to Chimaev's next one, saying that if the Chechnya-born Swede defeated Burns, the UFC would try to book him against Covington on a rare network TV show. When UFC president Dana White went on SiriusXM radio to promote the pay-per-view, he spoke just a little about Alexander Volkanovski's main event featherweight title defense against Chan Sung Jung. He said not a word about the co-main bantamweight title bout between champ Aljamain Sterling and former champ Petr Yan. Instead, White spent much of his time talking about Chimaev, "somebody that people are very excited about." And despite Burns' lofty credentials and Chimaev's relative inexperience at a high level, many had no hesitation in predicting a Chimaev win. Standing across the cage from Chimaev on Saturday was a fighter on a whole different level. This time he was in a competitive fight. Burns had been bloodied and beaten down in a brutal opening round, but he had survived. A 124-2 edge in total strikes in his UFC debut.

The majority of people looking at his fight against Khamzat Chimaev counted Gilbert Burns out before the fighters even walked to the cage.

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In contrast to his previous UFC bouts, Chimaev had a difficult time with Burns, losing the second round and and the fight in some fans' eyes. The end result was ...

We’re in Jacksonville, Fla., with a Russian and Brazilian [as] the biggest fight of the night, and everybody’s going crazy, so I think it’s a big fight.” This is s*** you can’t train for, and you either make it through it or you don’t. He made it through with flying colors.” The end result was a “Fight of the Year” candidate and, according to UFC President Dana White, one of the best fights ever. “It’s one of the best fights I’ve ever seen, it’s one of the coolest fights I’ve ever been to,” White said at the post-fight press conference. Chimaev did get the win, but MMA fans are harsh critics. On Saturday night at UFC 273, Chimaev won a unanimous decision over Gilbert Burns in a hard-fought contest.

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She doesn't need to get to a title fight in 2022. Yan is a scary opponent, and Cruz would have to be perfect. It was a close fight that could have gone either way, but the UFC is not about to run it back again. He was willing to take the fight the rest of the division didn't want in Chimaev, and he very nearly pulled it off as a significant underdog. There are a lot of moving parts in all of this, and I don't know if Burns and Usman would ever fight again, unless there were a title on the line. But Chimaev looked human in this fight, and Covington is one of the best in the world. If Edwards loses to Usman, this makes a ton of sense -- although I will say, I think the UFC would take a close look at Edwards vs. He accepted all of that, and put on one of the best performances of his career, even in a loss. The UFC is looking at a return to England this summer. A part of me hates to see them fight because one has to lose and then you lose a potential title challenger. But Allen is still looking to build his profile, and a fight against Jung would do that. Jung is 35 and says he still has a little left in the tank.

“I will fight everybody,” he said (ht MMA Junkie). “Of course, if [Covington] doesn't call the cops, if Dana White doesn't go to jail, I'll be happy to fight, ...

Covington is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jorge Masvidal at last month’s UFC 272. After that he spent a long time on the sidelines battling severe symptoms of COVID-19. With his win over Burns, Chimaev can expect a big leap forwards in the UFC’s welterweight rankings. Eventually, Chimaev decided to reveal something a little interesting when asked about who he wants to face next. Chimaev didn’t have it all his own way, but despite being bloodied and bruised in the contest he managed to prove that much of the hype behind him was well-placed. Khamzat Chimaev proved he’s one of the top welterweights in the UFC last night.

It was a breathtaking and fast-paced battle and showed Chimaev belongs in the upper ranks of the welterweights.

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Chimaev (11-0 MMA) and Burns (20-5 MMA) collided in a highly anticipated welterweight bout on the main card of last night's UFC 273 event.

I need some killer like me, who will kill somebody and don’t care about that s**t. I go to him (after that fight), I said I respect you brother, sorry for punches and we do that for our family and to have fun as well.” I was trying to like — I was so excited for the fight. My coach was — you can see in the middle of the round, he just came back, he said, ‘What are you doing? ‘The Wolf’ was able to drop ‘Durinho’ near the end of the opening round but the Brazilian followed suit by dropping the Swede in round two. Round three was an all out slugfest and after fifteen minutes of action Khamzat Chimaev was awarded the decision victory (29-28 x3). The undefeated Swede had last competed at UFC 267 where he earned a first round finish over Li Jingliang.