Khamzat Chimaev, Dricus Du Plessis and UFC
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Khamzat Chimaev recently shared his thoughts on the highly anticipated middleweight clash between Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder.
At UFC 308 inside Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena, Whittaker was quickly submitted by Khamzat Chimaev, who locked in a gruesome face crank that displaced the Australian former champion’s front teeth. Despite the nature of that loss, it is a different defeat that has ‘The Reaper’ wishing for a chance at a do-over.
Costa (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is irate at Chimaev for allegedly sending his girlfriend "nasty" DMs, and is dead set on fighting him after their UFC 294 booking fell through. The former title challenger returned to the win column with a unanimous decision win over Roman Kopylov this past Saturday at UFC 318.
Khamzat Chimaev cautions fans not to overlook Robert Whittaker’s skills ahead of their highly anticipated Abu Dhabi clash.
Paulo Costa hasn't changed his ultimate goal after his return to the win column at UFC 318.
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Robert Whittaker’s teeth were brutally shattered in his last UFC fight. And with ‘The Reaper’ set to return to the same venue as his crushing defeat to Khamzat Chimaev last time
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MMA Fighting on MSNReinier de Ridder plans to stay ready after UFC Abu Dhabi just in case Khamzat Chimaev ‘pulls out last minute’
Reinier de Ridder says he’s looking for a spectacular win over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi and then he plans to stay ready for UFC 319 just in case Dricus du Plessis needs an opponent
The former UFC middleweight champion's latest fight resulted in one of the gnarliest MMA injuries seen in recent memory.