WATCH: Khamzat Chimaev Playfully Submitted by Chechen President & Vladimir Putin’s Friend

Published 04/18/2022, 10:40 AM EDT

The Russian-Swedish sensation Khamzat Chimaev saw an astronomical rise in the UFC. The Chechnya-born battered the competition the UFC presented to him. His dominant performances even caught up with the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

A quick rise in the ranks from Chimaev met with an unfortunate situation that saw ‘Borz‘ contemplate retirement.

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However, in the tough times, UFC President Dana White came in support of Chimaev. But another interesting name that talked Chimaev to continue his MMA career was the Chechen leader himself.

Ramzan Kadyrov, who once gifted Khabib Nurmagomedov an expensive Mercedes-Benz W222 worth $250K, has often shown an interest in combat sports. Since the Chechen star appeared as a monster inside the Octagon, the leader advised Chimaev to reconsider his thought. Chimaev obliged Kadyrov’s suggestion and deleted the post where he had hinted at retirement.

The Chechen leader had invited Chimaev to Chechnya. During their time together, Ramzan Kadyrov showed his fighting skills to ‘Borz’ as he submitted him in a friendly tussle.

The friendly sparring saw the Chechen leader with the back control, holding a body lock and trying to take down Chimaev, whereas Chimaev was trying to break the body lock. Suddenly, Kadyrov attacked the neck of Chimaev and ‘Borz’ was quick to tap.

Not only this, they spent some quality time together and even had boxing sparring with each other.

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‘Borz’ survived a resilient Gilbert Burns at UFC 273. Though the young fighter got his hand raised, ‘Durinho‘ put him in some uncomfortable positions. That said, Chimaev showed grit and fought out a unanimous decision after winning the razor-close third round.

Before the fight, UFC President Dana White had suggested he wanted to see Chimaev take on Colby Covington next. However, White didn’t affirm the same after the contest.

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That said, the UFC President doesn’t decide what fight to make in the post-fight press conferences.

With Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards squaring off against each other down the line, ‘Chaos‘ remains the biggest and toughest challenge for ‘Borz’. Thus, it would be interesting to see whether Dana White keeps the same ton and books Covington vs Chimaev or if he looks to take time with the young welterweight.

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.

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Arman Khan

WATCH: Khamzat Chimaev Playfully Submitted by Chechen President & Vladimir Putin’s Friend

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