Khamzat Chimaev
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About
MMA fighter known for competing in the UFC in the middle and welterweight divisions. As of November 2021, he was ranked the number 11 welterweight champion in the world. He is popular on Instagram and has over 8 million followers.
Before Fame
He began wrestling when he was five years old. He won the bronze medal at the Russian National Championships as a junior. He began training as a pro wrestler when he was 23 years old at the Allstar Training Center in Stockholm. He began wrestling amateur fights in September 2017. He had his first professional fight in May 2018.
Trivia
His first three UFC fights in 2020 all earned him Performance of the Night awards. They also broke the record for the quickest three-fight winning streak in 66 days.
Family Life
He was born in Beno-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia. He immigrated to Sweden with his mother when he was 18. He has an older brother named Artur who does freestyle wrestling.
Associated With
He had to cancel a scheduled fight with Leon Edwards in December 2020 due to contracting COVID-19 which required multiple hospitalizations.
