BJJ News — chimaev

Something peculiar happened in combat sports that deserved more attention than it got. Three days after Khamzat Chimaev went into oxygen deprivation during his weight cut, lost his first professional fight, and watched his 15-0 record end on a split decision at UFC 328 on May 9th, someone booked him

About a month before UFC 328 went down in Newark, Khamzat Chimaev made a decision that would haunt the lead-up to his middleweight title shot against Sean Strickland. On a Tuesday four days before the fight, he posted a 26-second sparring clip to social media.

The footage hit the internet like a flying armbar at a local tournament — fast, chaotic, and absolutely devastating if you didn't see it coming. UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev locked a D'Arce choke on newly minted UFC Hall of Famer Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson during an impromptu gra

Demetrious Johnson retired from competition. Got inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Flew to California. And then — because Mighty Mouse has never had a functioning self-preservation instinct — decided to grapple the undefeated...