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BJJ News — Khamzat Chimaev

Strickland Says He Stood Up to His Abusive Father at 13 — That's the Fight He's Been Having Ever Since

Strickland Says He Stood Up to His Abusive Father at 13 — That's the Fight He's Been Having Ever Since

Jun 16, 2026 · athlete-backstory, khamzat-chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev posted a photo of Sean Strickland alongside his father and wrote: "You can cry that's okay… your father make you a girl." This is the same button Dricus du Plessis pressed at their presser — which is how du Plessis ended up getting rushed. Chimaev either didn't read that story, read
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Joe Rogan Warned Chimaev About Wrestling After the Title Loss — He Was Already Booked Anyway

Joe Rogan Warned Chimaev About Wrestling After the Title Loss — He Was Already Booked Anyway

Jun 12, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
Joe Rogan went on his podcast and spelled out a specific injury concern about Khamzat Chimaev's decision to compete in freestyle wrestling just six weeks after losing the UFC middleweight title. By the time Rogan finished naming that concern, Chimaev was already locked in for RAF 10 on June 13 in St
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RAF 10: Will Chimaev vs Danis Actually Happen?

RAF 10: Will Chimaev vs Danis Actually Happen?

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, ben-askren
Louis on Friday, and if you squint at the card hard enough, it looks legitimate. Khamzat Chimaev vs Dillon Danis headlines.
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Chimaev vs. Danis at RAF 10: Grappling Breakdown

Chimaev vs. Danis at RAF 10: Grappling Breakdown

Jun 11, 2026 · allstars, athlete-news
RAF 10 takes place Saturday night in St. Louis, and if you've been following the sport casually, you probably know Khamzat Chimaev is fighting Dillon Danis.
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Gordon Ryan Retired Four Months Ago. He'd Like to Tell You Who the Good UFC Grapplers Are Anyway.

Gordon Ryan Retired Four Months Ago. He'd Like to Tell You Who the Good UFC Grapplers Are Anyway.

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, gordon-ryan
Gordon Ryan can't train. His gut — destroyed by years of antibiotics fighting recurring staph infections — won't recover on any timeline he controls.
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Khamzat Chimaev Turned Down Kyle Snyder, Asked For Bo Nickal Instead — And The UFC Already Said No

Khamzat Chimaev Turned Down Kyle Snyder, Asked For Bo Nickal Instead — And The UFC Already Said No

Jun 10, 2026 · bo-nickal, competition-results
Khamzat Chimaev signed with Real American Freestyle, then spent the next month declining the one wrestler in the building he could actually face. His RAF debut was set for RAF 10 on June 13 at Chaifetz Arena in St.
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When Rousey Called Chimaev a 'F***ing Cleft-Lip Lincoln'

When Rousey Called Chimaev a 'F***ing Cleft-Lip Lincoln'

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, dakota-ditcheva
When Ronda Rousey's Netflix comeback against Gina Carano was supposed to be the story of fight week, nobody had Khamzat Chimaev on the bingo card for creating actual chaos. But on May 15 — just six days before her big return — Rousey said something at the MVP MMA 1 press conference that would oversh
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Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

Jun 07, 2026 · competition-results, corner-stoppage
There is a specific kind of painful irony that only combat sports can produce. Not theatrical irony.
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