BJJ News — Khamzat Chimaev

Strickland Broke His Nose at UFC 328. He Won Anyway.

Strickland Broke His Nose at UFC 328. He Won Anyway.

The nose broke somewhere in the middle rounds. You could see it in the blood, the angle of it, the way Strickland blinked and reset.
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Tsarukyan Says Chimaev Cut 46 Pounds for UFC 328 Tonight — The 'Unstoppable' Champion May Have Wrecked Himself to Get There

Tsarukyan Says Chimaev Cut 46 Pounds for UFC 328 Tonight — The 'Unstoppable' Champion May Have Wrecked Himself to Get There

Khamzat Chimaev shed 46 pounds to stand on a scale in Newark and hear "185." Arman Tsarukyan, his training partner and the UFC lightweight champion, told media before UFC 328 that Chimaev dropped 21 kilograms to make weight for tonight's middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland. Chimaev st
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The UFC Canceled Its Own Pre-Fight Photo Op Because Strickland's Death Threats Were Too Real

The UFC Canceled Its Own Pre-Fight Photo Op Because Strickland's Death Threats Were Too Real

The UFC runs on a single promise: controlled danger. You watch two people try to hurt each other inside a very specific set of rules.
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Bryce Mitchell Filed a Police Report About Khamzat Chimaev's Weight Cut — They Said They Would Look Into It

Bryce Mitchell Filed a Police Report About Khamzat Chimaev's Weight Cut — They Said They Would Look Into It

Bryce Mitchell called the police. The crime he was reporting: Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in.
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Khamzat Chimaev Wants to Compete for UAE at the Olympics in Wrestling — The UFC Champion Is Looking Beyond the Belt He Hasn't Defended Yet

Khamzat Chimaev Wants to Compete for UAE at the Olympics in Wrestling — The UFC Champion Is Looking Beyond the Belt He Hasn't Defended Yet

Chimaev fights for the first time as UFC middleweight champion this Saturday. His coach announced Olympic plans on Wednesday.
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Taira Has Eight Submission Wins Going Into His First Title Shot — UFC 328 Spent Fight Week Talking About Guns

Taira Has Eight Submission Wins Going Into His First Title Shot — UFC 328 Spent Fight Week Talking About Guns

Eight submission wins in the UFC. An 18-1 professional record.
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Chael Sonnen Says Strickland Is 'The UFC's Last Hope' Against Chimaev — He Said It the Same Week Strickland Threatened to Show Up Strapped

Chael Sonnen Says Strickland Is 'The UFC's Last Hope' Against Chimaev — He Said It the Same Week Strickland Threatened to Show Up Strapped

Chael Sonnen went on The Ariel Helwani Show on Monday and said the quiet part loud. "Strickland is the last hope," he announced.
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RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

Real American Freestyle had three UFC names on the May 30 card already: Gable Steveson making his RAF debut against former UFC heavyweight Alexandr Romanov, Colby Covington against former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and Arman Tsarukyan against Keelon Jimison at 175. Then on April 18, at
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