Khamzat Chimaev returned in emphatic trend.

Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) ran by means of former champion Robert Whittaker (27-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) to safe a face crank submission on the 3:34 mark of Spherical 1. The middleweight bout was the UFC 308 co-main occasion at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi.

Lower than 20 seconds into the combat, Chimaev stormed in with a takedown. He was in a position to get one hook in as he labored for the rear-naked choke. Whittaker defended nicely, as Chimaev continously tried to pull him down. Chimaev lastly took his again, however Whittaker exploded out. Nevertheless, Chimaev was in a position to soar on his again once more. His stress proved to be an excessive amount of as he was lastly in a position to get throughout Whittaker’s face, forcing him to faucet shortly.

Nonetheless undefeated, Chimaev matched his vitality on the mic, urging the UFC to provide him a title shot.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 308 outcomes embody:

  • Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker by way of submission (face crank) – Spherical 1, 3:34
  • Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan by way of TKO (spinning again fist) – Spherical 2, 4:52
  • Ibo Aslan def. Rafael Cerqueira by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 0:51
  • Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos by way of TKO (knee damage) – Spherical 1, 1:40
  • Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai by way of cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira by way of submission (arm triangle) – Spherical 3, 3:14
  • Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 4:27
  • Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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