Khamzat Chimaev left ‘Chi-City’ with two belts.
After delivering probably the most dominant performances in UFC historical past, Chimaev was topped the brand new middleweight champion, ending Dricus Du Plessis’ title reign 19 months after it started. However that’s not the one factor Chimaev achieved. Borz’ was additionally awarded his BJJ black belt after pinning ‘DDP’ to the mat for greater than 21 minutes of their five-round affair.
Previously, former light-weight king Islam Makhachev has known as out fighters for receiving black belts with out absolutely incomes them. Nevertheless, former three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen doesn’t essentially consider that’s the case with Chimaev’s spectacular displaying at UFC 319.
“He was given his black belt tonight,” Sonnen mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Now, Islam Makhachev had known as out, however what Islam actually did is name to our consideration a actuality, which is black belts are handed out slightly bit too simply.
And I do really feel, for those who take a look at Chimaev’s tonight, you guys will actually respect his black belt, respect what he has carried out on this sport up till this level, together with changing into a primary contender, together with defeating Robert Whittaker as rapidly as he did and doing it as a brown belt. I feel that you simply’ll admire that.”
Chimaev’s defeat of ‘DDP’ could have lacked the fireworks that folks had hoped for, however there’s no denying that it is going to be remembered as an utter destruction of the South African sensation and an emergence of the UFC’s formally unofficial boogeyman.
The one query that is still following Saturday’s festivities in Chicago is, what’s subsequent for Khamzat Chimaev?
