Undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev is totally shredded weeks forward of his extremely anticipated return to the Octagon.
By the point ‘Borz’ steps contained in the cage at UFC 294, it can have been greater than a 12 months since his first-round destruction of Kevin Holland. With a dozen profession wins and nil losses, Chimaev has established himself as a title contender in virtually any division he chooses. On October 21, he’ll try and put your entire middleweight division on discover when he squares off with one-time UFC title challenger Paulo Costa in Abu Dhabi.
With the bout only a few brief weeks away, Khamzat Chimaev appears to be like to be in the very best form of his life, courtesy of a picture shared by TheMACLife on Instagram.
With a Win over Costa, Will Khamzat Chimaev Safe Himself a Shot at Sean Strickland?
With Sean Strickland scoring a surprising unanimous determination victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293, the middleweight title image has been blown huge open with many, together with former three-time title problem Chael Sonnen, suggesting that Khamzat Chimaev’s battle with Paulo Costa might function a possible championship eliminator.
“Now it’s my time,” Chimaev stated in his YouTube vlog. “Smash that man [Costa], then it doesn’t matter if it will likely be Izzy or Strickland or any individual else. We’re coming for them.”
Borz’ is an ideal 6-0 contained in the Octagon, his most notable victory coming in opposition to Gilbert Burns at UFC 273. If he can add one other huge win in opposition to Costa within the UAE, Khamzat Chimaev will see himself thrust into the division’s prime 10 and a probable candidate to problem Sean Strickland subsequent 12 months.
After all, he’ll should undergo his hardest check so far in Paulo Costa. Coming off a win over former middleweight champ Luke Rockhold in August 2022, ‘The Eraser’ is decided to climb again into the title image after developing brief in his first title tilt with Israel Adesanya greater than three years in the past.
