During a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast, former UFC welterweight champion and one of Chimaev's former opponents, Kamaru Usman, named one middleweight contender who is fresh off a victory as the man to potentially push 'Borz' to the limit and be the biggest threat to his UFC middleweight title.

Khamzat Chimaev received a hero’s welcome upon his return to the United Arab Emirates. After claiming middleweight gold in the UFC 319 headliner, the Chechen-born fighter was greeted by a swarm of fans upon arriving in Dubai.

Robert Whittaker defends Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant performance over Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319 against fans who called it boring.

Chimaev achieved what felt like a long-awaited and inevitable coronation when he entered his first career title tilt against the now-former champion Dricus du Plessis this past Saturday in Chicago. As usual with "Borz," it was another pillar-to-post domination that dethroned du Plessis via a unanimous decision.

Since then, Usman faced a tough run, going on a three-fight losing streak, including a dominant loss to Khamzat Chimaev. As a result, many began to doubt him and dismiss his legacy.

No. 3-ranked welterweight Khamzat Chimaev recently received advice from UFC 170-pound king Kamaru Usman. Chimaev is coming off the biggest win of his career, defeating Gilbert Burns on April 9 at ...

Khamzat Chimaev has been inactive for more than a year as he last entered the octagon last October when he defeated Kamaru Usman, who moved up a weight class on 10 days notice, via majority decision a