‘Borz’ has become renowned for fast starts and immediate takedown attempts, a move that set up Chimaev’s rapid brabo choke against Kevin Holland in 2022 and a brutal face crank on Robert Whittaker just last year. While his foes know what is coming, Chimaev remains just as hard to defend against.

Follow Us 39 Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker (Photo by Imagn Images) This weekend, the UFC returns to Abu Dhabi with a stacked card featuring some of the promotion’s most dangerous fighters.

Former UFC champion Demetrious Johnson is in awe of Khamzat Chimaev's wrestling dominance. No one has figured out an answer for Chimaev's wrestling, which he used to outgrapple Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 and quickly run through Robert Whittaker for a first-round submission at UFC 308.