Khamzat Chimaev utterly dominated Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday night to claim the UFC middleweight title. The Russian-Emirati grappler dumped the defending champion on his back after just seven

KHAMZAT CHIMAEV is the UFC’s new middleweight champion following a BLOWOUT victory over Dricus Du Plessis. But MMA fans weren’t happy with his wrestling-dominant display and showered

He may have fought for 25 minutes at UFC 319 - but the new middleweight champion is already itching to get back in the Octagon 😱

Now, the UFC 319 backup opponent, Caio Borralho, has thrown his name in the hat to face Khamzat whenever he is willing to defend, even if he has a fight scheduled in September. Borralho is supposed to face Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Paris, but if the opportunity against the Chechen is presented, he has one response.

Reinier de Ridder had designs on some time off after his win over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi but now he’s actually targeting a much quicker turnaround with hopes that he could face new middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev sooner than later.

Khamzat Chimaev sets sights on Reinier De Ridder, aiming to defend his championship in a thrilling first title defense clash.

However, at UFC 319, he had no answer to Khamzat's smothering offence. At the end of the fight, all three judges' scorecards read 50-44. This means that Chimaev was awarded every round, including one by a 10-8 margin. In truth, the cards could easily have been wider.

Now that Khamzat Chimaev is the new UFC middleweight champion, there’s plenty of 185 pounders looking to step into the cage for his first title defense. With the UFC teasing a potential fast turnaround in Abu Dhabi on October 25th,

Khamzat Chimaev has lost 37lb in the last three months as he prepares to face Dricus Du Plessis for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 319 on Saturday night