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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9643917" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</keyword> reinforced his reputation as one of the most intimidating new additions to the <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> roster with a one-punch knockout Saturday.</li><li>Chimaev had already displayed his expert grappling and takedowns, dominating opponents during two appearances at the "Fight Island" festival in July.</li><li>In his most recent fight, he needed only 17 seconds to end things, finishing <keyword id="9969857" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gerald-meerschaert">Gerald Meerschaert</keyword> in the very first round.</li><li>Watch the highlight right here.</li></ul>One of the UFC's scariest new athletes finished his opponent in 17 seconds with a merciless one-punch knockout at a behind-closed-doors event in Las Vegas.Khamzat Chimaev introduced himself to the UFC with two emphatic wins in as many weeks during the company's debut residency on "Fight Island," Abu Dhabi, in July.The Chechen fighter, who is campaigning in the welterweight and middleweight divisions simultaneously, returned to the Octagon against Gerald Meerschaert on Saturday.But despite the step-up in opposition, Chimaev had his easiest time yet, demolishing Meerschaert without taking a single punch in return.Chimaev displayed fight-ending power by flooring Meerschaert early, forcing the referee to wave the bout off as the Sweden-based Russian was about to settle into a frenetic ground-and-pound.Watch the knockout here:After the win, Chimaev could be heard calling for a performance-related bonus. "I hope [the UFC president] Dana White's gonna give me $50 g's."Chimaev was awarded a $50,000 bonus.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/video-jaron-ennis-floored-juan-carlos-abreu-3-times-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 23-year-old American called Jaron Ennis just destroyed another opponent to secure his 16th consecutive win by stoppage</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/saul-canelo-alvarez-situation-is-chaos-showtime-boss-says-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canelo Alvarez could become boxing's greatest free agent, and Showtime's president says he'd 'like nothing more' than to sign him</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/floyd-mayweather-and-logan-paul-reportedly-considering-an-exhibition-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul's people are reportedly talking behind-the-scenes about a lucrative boxing exhibition bout</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-reacted-angrily-to-an-allegation-of-indecent-exposure-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor reacted angrily to an allegation of indecent exposure, saying people are trying to set him up: 'The truth will always set me free'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/roy-jones-jr-mike-tyson-exhibition-may-be-mistake-jones-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roy Jones Jr. said he may have 'made a mistake' agreeing to an exhibition with Mike Tyson because 'he's the bigger,' more 'explosive guy'</a>

One of the UFC's scariest new athletes finished his opponent in 17 seconds with a merciless one-punch knockout

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12427377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="andre-petroski" source="Orion">Andre Petroski</keyword> submitted <keyword id="13937822" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nick-maximov" source="Orion">Nick Maximov</keyword> with ease at a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> event Saturday in Las Vegas.</li><li>American <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> fighter Petroski sent Maximov to sleep with an anaconda choke after 76 seconds.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — A surging American <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter sent his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> opponent to sleep with a nasty chokehold after just 76 seconds.Andre Petroski's three-round middleweight bout against Nick Maximov opened an 11-bout UFC card held at the Apex in Las Vegas.Maximov told Insider and other reporters earlier in the week that he was down to fight one of the scariest fighters in the business — <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khamzat-chimaev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khamzat Chimaev</a>, and even called the Swedish-Russian a "fool."Petroski appeared to punish Maximov on Chimaev's behalf as he ended his opponent's undefeated run with a first-round submission.Petroski landed only one strike from 10 attempts but, after grappling exchanges, worked his anaconda choke and rendered Maximov asleep with the technique."That's my move," he told UFC commentator and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping. "That's my position that we were working with — the front headlock. It's amazing to see it work."He then said he'd like to fight Gerald Meerschaert at the UFC's next pay-per-view show — UFC 275 on June 9 in Singapore.Watch Petroski's brutal but brilliant finish right here:With the victory, Petroski advanced his pro MMA record to eight wins (four knockouts and four submissions) against one loss — a 2020 defeat to Aaron Jeffery at LFA 93, mere months before he signed to the market-leading MMA promotion UFC.He has since gone on a three-fight winning run and is unbeaten in UFC competition.He inflicted <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-yaozong-absorbed-abject-punishment-in-ufc267-loss-to-petroski-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a lot of damage on Hu Yaozong at an event Insider attended on Fight Island last year, and then called ultimate fighting </a>"the greatest job in the world."Petroski and Maximov opened the UFC's 54th event at its own TV studio called Apex.Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic headline the card, which was broadcast in its entirety on ESPN+.

A surging American MMA fighter sent his UFC opponent to sleep with a nasty chokehold after just 76 seconds

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12360017" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="khamzat-chimaev" source="Orion">Khamzat Chimaev</keyword>, months after contemplating a COVID-enforced retirement, returns Saturday.</li><li>The <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> super prospect competes against Li Jingliang in a welterweight match at <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> 267.</li></ul>ABU DHABI - <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khamzat-chimaev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khamzat Chimaev</a> has the aura of a future superstar as the unbeaten <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter nonchalantly fulfills media duties this week while promising <a href="https://www.insider.com/li-jingliang-wants-to-drink-ufc267-opponent-khamzat-chimaevs-blood-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a unique brand of cannibalistic violence</a>.The Russian-born Swedish combatant generated a significant reputation while fighting for Brave CF, one of the leading promotions in the Middle East.He made opponents wilt due to his punching prowess, showed jiu jitsu pedigree with a D'Arce choke submission win, and finished everybody he faced while competing in Bahrain, India, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.Chimaev understandably commanded the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>'s attention.Conversations that took place at the top of the Las Vegas-based MMA firm touted Chimaev as the best, most talented, and most valuable prospect in the world at the time, Insider understands.UFC signed him in 2020 and he made his debut for the company on "Fight Island" - a bubble environment in Abu Dhabi, a region that knew the athlete well from his days at Brave CF.No matter who UFC paired him with, Chimaev dominated.He destroyed John Phillips while barely breaking a sweat, submitting him with a D'Arce choke - the second time he used that move to perfection in his burgeoning fight career.So unsatisfied was Chimaev with the level of competition, he stayed on "Fight Island" until the UFC found him another body to maul.He fought Rhys McKee 10 days after Phillips in a fight that seemed even easier.<a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-khamzat-chimaev-become-an-undeniable-ufc-star-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> He picked his opponent up like a baby, dragged him around the cage, and ground-and-pound him</a> until the ref called a first-round finish.<h2>A star was born</h2><div type="image" title="Khamzat Chimaev knockout video" height="624" width="1250" msid="87366117" hostid="261"></div>Throughout the first "Fight Island" festival, the UFC was happy to push Chimaev into the limelight.The UFC gathered media, Insider included, for a press conference on Yas Beach in 115F heat.Chimaev held court with reporters while standing in the middle of a training Octagon built temporarily on the sand.Speaking in broken English he made comments he'd repeat again and again - that he's unbeatable, and levels above anybody else on the UFC roster.Before "Fight Island" was over, he said <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-promises-to-smash-his-way-to-champion-status-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he'd smash everybody en route to two-weight champion status</a>, which is a feat few fighters have ever accomplished.It was hard to doubt him, especially after <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-khamzat-chimaev-wins-17-second-knockout-at-ufc-vegas-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert with a single shot in 17 seconds</a> behind closed doors at the Apex in Las Vegas in September.But all the momentum that Chimaev built at Brave CF and the UFC was interrupted when <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-struggling-with-covid-unclear-when-hell-fight-again-2021-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he got infected by the coronavirus</a> which affected him so bad he coughed up blood, was taken to hospital, and thought he might die.Chimaev <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-hints-at-ufc-retirement-battles-covid-aftermath-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">openly contemplated retirement</a> but decided against hanging up his gloves when he received a video call from the Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov in March 2021."HE REMAINS AND WILL FIGHT TO THE END!" <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-chechan-warlord-convinced-ufc-star-to-unretire-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kadyrov said in a statement</a>.Two months later, Chimaev was seen laughing and sparring in a gym with Kadyrov - a politician accused by human rights groups of an anti-gay purge in the Chechen Republic. <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/08/russia-new-anti-gay-crackdown-chechnya" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kadyrov denies the claim</a>."Khamzat possesses a wide arsenal of technical skills and excellent functional training," <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-khamzat-chimaev-spars-chechen-warlord-ramzan-kadyrov-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kadyrov said</a>. "He is distinguished by bright charisma and absolute fearlessness."<div type="image" title="Khamzat Chimaev and Ramzan Kadyrov" height="500" width="1000" msid="87366119" hostid="261"></div><h2>Chimaev proclaims himself UFC's ultimate gangster</h2>In the 1980s, Mike Tyson was renowned as the baddest man on the planet because of his hulking physique and penchant for clobbering adult opponents into boxing's shadow realm in a brutal way that belied his teenage years.In the decades since, a new sport - mixed martial arts - has unofficially competed with boxing to determine which combat athlete is deserving of that crown.Someone like Chimaev, should he pick up where he left off pre-COVID, could be a worthy prince ready to wear such a crown.At a press conference Insider attended Thursday at the Etihad Arena - the 18,000 capacity venue that hosts UFC 267, a 15-fight event that features Chimaev's welterweight match against Li Jingliang - Chimaev proclaimed himself a gangster.He even jokingly threatened one reporter and said he could show him how bad a gangster he truly is. The reporter did not want to go backstage to find out.<div type="image" title="Li Jingliang faces off with Chimaev at Thursday's pre-fight press conference." height="1504" width="2000" msid="87366121" hostid="261"></div>It is a mentality that will have the UFC boss Dana White smiling, as the powerful MMA executive likes little more than a fighter who competes frequently, to honor claims such as "the baddest."Chimaev told reporters, Insider included, that he wants to fight regularly - monthly, even - now that he has overcome the coronavirus. "It's up to the UFC," he said."I want to fight always in the UFC. And now I'm here, I fight this Saturday and I'm hungry," Chimaev said. "More hungry than I've been."<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwl3nOGikUI&amp;t=180s180s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To UFC Arabia</a>, he added: "I will be best fighter in this game and when I finish I want to be remembered like best fighter in this world, pound-for-pound No. 1 and take the belt. As many as possible, maybe two, maybe three."First, he has to beat Jingliang, the No.11-ranked 170-pounder in UFC's roster.<div type="image" title="Li Jingliang celebrates a recent win inside the UFC Octagon." height="1000" width="2000" msid="87366124" hostid="261"></div>Should Chimaev do to Jingliang what he has done to those in Brave CF, to Phillips, McKee, and Meerschaert, then he will continue to climb UFC's rankings.For the UFC, who has already tried to match Chimaev with contender Leon Edwards, he may well be rushed to fight a big name in the near future.It may well be only a matter of time before he fights for the status he covets - as a title challenger, a champion, and, eventually, the No.1 fighter in the world.Fight fans can watch UFC 267 on ESPN+ in the US and BT Sport 2 in the UK.

One of the UFC's most intimidating fighters proclaims himself the ultimate gangster of MMA

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Surprise, surprise - I'm coming back to smash everybody," <keyword id="9643917" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</keyword> said on Twitter.</li><li>The announcement comes weeks after a phone call from Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.</li><li>Struggling with long COVID, Chimaev wanted to retire. But Kadyrov convinced him not to.</li></ul><keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword>'s top prospect <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khamzat-chimaev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khamzat Chimaev</a> could return in the summer despite lingering effects of long COVID.Chimaev took the mixed martial arts world by storm as he bulldozed through all three of his UFC opponents in 2020, <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-khamzat-chimaev-become-an-undeniable-ufc-star-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submitting John Phillips and Rhys McKee in July</a> before <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-khamzat-chimaev-wins-17-second-knockout-at-ufc-vegas-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">knocking out Gerald Meerschaert</a> in September.The 26-year-old fighter, who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions, was supposed to fight a 170-pound bout against Leon Edwards but the fight kept getting postponed thanks to coronavirus.It then got canceled for good when Chimaev struggled to recover from COVID-19.The UFC flew the fighter from Europe to the USA so he could receive treatment there, after a representative of his, Majdi Shammas, detailed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny2y8YmJsYw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a Front Kick documentary</a> how unwell Chimaev felt when training for Edwards fights."He started coughing, started feeling ill again, and we had to cancel the training. He even went in an ambulance to the hospital."According to Shammas, Chimaev called him one time when he was suffering from the disease. <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-struggling-with-covid-unclear-when-hell-fight-again-2021-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"He thought he was going to die."</a>That was February. In March, <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-hints-at-ufc-retirement-battles-covid-aftermath-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chimaev was reportedly coughing up blood and hinted that he might retire</a> forever.But then he got a phone call from the Chechen warlord leader Ramzan Kadyrov who convinced him to un-retire."HE REMAINS AND WILL FIGHT TO THE END!" - <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-chechan-warlord-convinced-ufc-star-to-unretire-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement from Kadyrov said at the time</a>.Now, Chimaev appears to be returning to the Octagon in the coming months."The wolf has been in the mountain, plotting, coming to you in the summer," the 26-year-old's manager <a href="https://twitter.com/AliAbdelaziz00/status/1374273482561708033" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ali Abdelaziz said on Twitter</a>.Chimaev had his own message on social media, too."Surprise, surprise - I'm coming back to smash everybody," he said in a photo that showed him pointing a rifle.It is currently unclear who Chimaev will return against, or when specifically he will fight.

The UFC's top prospect Khamzat Chimaev could return in the summer despite lingering effects of long COVID

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The UFC 279 show that took place Saturday in Las Vegas was complete chaos.</li><li>Nate Diaz leaves the UFC with a win after beating someone he wasn't scheduled to fight until the last minute.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — One of the weirdest, wildest fight weeks in UFC history ended with a roar Saturday as Nate Diaz leaves the market-leading MMA firm with a win, making himself available to rival companies as a free agent.Before Diaz entered the Octagon in Las Vegas, and as a DJ began to play "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones, happy fans at the T-Mobile Arena lit marijuana as their icon had returned to the battleground.The pot-smoking, Stockton-slapping, ultimate-fighting veteran made his entrance to tremendous fan reaction while his late replacement opponent Tony Ferguson, a fellow Californian, waited for him inside the cage.<div type="image" title="Nate Diaz army at UFC 279 in Las Vegas." height="1360" width="2000" msid="94132545" hostid="261" sizebytes="201060"></div>This was never supposed to be the main event.No.Khamzat Chimaev, who obliterated Kevin Holland in the bout prior, was originally scheduled to take on Diaz.It would have been a brutal send-off for Diaz, as the Chechen-Swede has grown to become one of the scariest fighters in the entire sport since his UFC debut at Fight Island in 2020.However, Chimaev scaled 178.5-pounds at Friday's weigh-in, missing the 170-pound welterweight limit.This, combined with an apparent backstage riot during Thursday's press conference, led to a strange and whacky week.UFC boss Dana White canceled the midweek presser much to the chagrin of the public who had attended.<div type="image" title="Khamzat Chimaev." height="1333" width="2000" msid="94132547" hostid="261" sizebytes="72864"></div>White told Insider and other reporters after Saturday's show that the Nevada State Athletic Commission would never have sanctioned a fight between Chimaev and Diaz because of the weight discrepancy.Instead, we got a reshuffled card with three fights changing complexion, meaning six athletes were competing against opponents different to the ones they'd been preparing for during their entire camps.The UFC offered refunds at the gate but White claimed not one person took the company up on the offer, and they instead sold an additional 250 tickets.Not many will have been disappointed.<h2>Diaz leaves the UFC with a win that nobody saw coming</h2>If Diaz had fought Chimaev, few would have backed him to leave the Octagon triumphantBut in the rearranged bout against Tony Ferguson, a fellow combat sports OG, Diaz excelled thanks to his signature cardio, ability to absorb a shot, and his jiu jitsu.There was a great amount of showboating during the contest with Diaz, at one point, hanging off the fence of the cage as if he had not one care in the world.Maybe he hadn't.Despite rallies from Ferguson, which consisted of boxing and swift kicks, Diaz closed the show in the fourth when he thumped Ferguson with a hard left hand.Sensing the damage had shaken his opponent, Diaz threw more strikes which prompted Ferguson to look for a takedown. However, this just played into Diaz's wheelhouse as he applied a guillotine choke and forced a tap.The crowd erupted. It was all over.<div type="image" title="Nate Diaz submits Tony Ferguson highlight video." height="1419" width="2000" msid="94132549" hostid="261" sizebytes="156660"></div>Victory advanced Diaz's pro MMA record to 21 wins (five knockouts, 12 submissions, and four decisions) against 13 losses.But, really, Diaz's night was only just getting started.There was still the question mark that surrounded his future — whether he'd re-sign with the UFC, test free agency, or organize boxing matches against big-name opponents like other former MMA fighters such as Anderson Silva have done.<h2>'I want to get out of the UFC'</h2><div type="image" title="Nate Diaz free agent." height="1333" width="2000" msid="94132551" hostid="261" sizebytes="102724"></div>At a post-fight press conference Insider attended, Diaz entered the media tent at the side of the T-Mobile Arena, asked reporters if anyone had any beer, and, when told there was none in the tent, he walked to a corner and lit a spliff.He then sat down and confirmed he'll be leaving the UFC."It was the finishing touch on my contract" at the UFC, Diaz told Insider and other reporters."I have no plans on being back in the UFC," he said, adding, in a somewhat cryptic manner: "I have no plans on not being back in the UFC."He said he'd be ringside for Jake Paul's celebrity boxing match against Anderson Silva, and is interested in finishing a trilogy with his old rival Conor McGregor — even if it's outside the UFC.Should Diaz ever want to return to the UFC, he'd get welcomed by White. "This is his house," White told Insider and other reporters. "He's been here forever. It's been a blast having him here and you know I wish him well."<h2>Diaz was almost upstaged as Chimaev turned heel</h2><div type="image" title="Khamzat Chimaev." height="1410" width="2000" msid="94132553" hostid="261" sizebytes="274512"></div>Khamzat Chimaev, an unbeaten fighter who has one of the most intimidating auras in combat sports, was a breakout star in 2020 because of his run throughout the pandemic on Fight Island.He blasted past John Phillips in his UFC debut little more than two years ago, finished Rhys McKee with punches 10 days later, and then beat Gerald Meerschaert without breaking a sweat in just 17 seconds later that year.He returned to Fight Island and submitted Li Jingliang in 2021, edged Gilbert Burns in a Fight of the Year bout earlier this year, and, on Saturday, submitted Kevin Holland without even taking a punch in return.Chimaev has many of the essential ingredients to become a superstar but, because he missed weight by such a considerable margin, he was booed like a supervillain.When UFC commentator Joe Rogan asked him about the excess weight, rather than apologize, he said he didn't even care.It was a masterclass in how to infuriate a crowd who already seemed to hate you."I'm the most dangerous guy here," said Chimaev. "I'm coming for everyone. I kill everyone. I'm going to go through everybody. Nobody can stop me."It is unclear where Chimaev goes from here. He was a near-lock for a shot at the UFC welterweight championship, but even UFC boss White seemed unamused at the inability to make the weight.Elsewhere on the card, Daniel Rodriguez scored a slim win over Li Jingliang, Johnny Walker submitted Ion Cutelaba before getting thrown out of the arena with hardly any clothes on, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-highlights-cult-mma-hero-chris-barnett-wins-wild-slobberknocker-2022-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Barnett sealed one of the most chaotic wins of the summer</a> when he came back from the brink to finish Jake Collier.The UFC remains in Las Vegas for a Contender Series event Tuesday at the Apex before hosting a UFC Fight Night show at the same arena Saturday.

MMA's great icon Nate Diaz was almost upstaged by a new heel to cap a weird, wild UFC fight week

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9643917" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</keyword> and <keyword id="319580" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ramzan-Kadyrov">Ramzan Kadyrov</keyword> have posted photos and a video of them on Instagram.</li><li>The Chechen leader recently convinced the <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> mega prospect, who suffered long Covid, to un-retire.</li><li>Kadyrov says Chimaev is a future champion in <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword>, and you can watch them playfully spar right here.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> super prospect <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khamzat-chimaev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khamzat Chimaev</a> can be seen on video sparring the Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov in a new video.An unbeaten fighter with a pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record of nine wins (six knockouts and three submissions), Chimaev is one of the most feared up-and-comers in the entire combat landscape.The 27-year-old joined the UFC roster in 2020 and became a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/fight-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight Island</a> superstar for <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-khamzat-chimaev-become-an-undeniable-ufc-star-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">winning back-to-back fights in a 10-day span</a> while barely even getting hit.He submitted John Phillips with a D'Arce choke on July 15 before slaughtering Rhys McKee with punches on July 25.Later in the year he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert in Las Vegas to continue his thrilling run while competing for the world's leading mixed martial arts firm.Chimaev was supposed to fight Leon Edwards, who would have been by far his toughest challenge, at the end of 2020 but the bout kept getting postponed after both fighters contracted the coronavirus at separate times.While Edwards recovered from the infectious disease, Chimaev suffered long COVID as he was coughing up blood weeks after testing positive.The effects were so bad <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-hints-at-ufc-retirement-battles-covid-aftermath-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he "thought he was going to die," according to a documentary</a> on YouTube.The fighter hinted at an early retirement but was ultimately <a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-chechan-warlord-convinced-ufc-star-to-unretire-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">talked out of turning his back on the sport when he got a surprise phone call from Kadyrov</a>, a politician and head of the Chechen Republic.After the call, Kadyrov said in a statement: "HE REMAINS AND WILL FIGHT TO THE END!"<a href="https://www.insider.com/khamzat-chimaev-could-return-to-ufc-after-suffering-from-covid-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In March, Chimaev tweeted</a>: "Surprise, surprise - I'm coming back to smash everybody" escalating rumors of a summer return to the Octagon.And, in a surprise video, Chimaev and Kadyrov can be seen playing around in a cage, with the strongman leader forcing the fighter to the fence where he throws punches to each side of the 27-year-old's body.Watch it here:The pair were also pictured together in Grozny, Russia, last week.Kadyrov called Chimaev his "dear brother."In a statement, he said: "The Chechen Wolf is truly the brightest star in the world of mixed martial arts. Six months ago, Khamzat was known only in narrow circles, but he is now one of the most recognizable fighters on our planet."Khamzat possesses a wide arsenal of technical skills and excellent functional training. He is distinguished by bright charisma and absolute fearlessness."In the Octagon, he rolls a real spectacle. Therefore, his every fight becomes a huge event in the world of mixed martial arts and attracts increased attention of MMA fans."It is obvious that the future belongs to Khamzat," the statement said. "I don't see any fighters who could defeat him in the near future. He has a unique talent and hard work. This can be seen with the naked eye."For three fights in the largest MMA promotion - the UFC, he set several records. And this is just the beginning. I am sure that very soon he will be wearing the championship belt!"

UFC super prospect Khamzat Chimaev seen on video sparring Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov

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