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.

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

Khamzat Chimaev recently shared his thoughts on the highly anticipatedmiddleweight clash between Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder.The post Khamzat Chimaev Weighs In on Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridderappeared first on Heavy Sports.

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa has reiterated his desire to square off with Khamzat Chimaev as the rivalry between the two men continues to intensify.

T.J. Dillashaw shed some light on Khamzat Chimaev's secret weapon heading into his first-ever UFC title fight.

Khamzat Chimaev has turned to Sam Calavitta — former coach of TJ Dillashaw, among others — in efforts to improve his cardio for the Dricus Du Plessis title fight. The question is whether his issues are physical or strategic, as no fighter can sprint for 25-minutes regardless of their conditioning.