Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov 'choked out' Chimaev during a "friendly" sparring session in which he was restrained by guillotine chokes afterwards grinning with Kadyrov.
GSP - "You can’t only go there and try to trade blows with someone like this.”
Looks like UFC 273 bout was not enough for either Burns nor Chimaev and they look to go after each other again.
Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo has advised Chimaev to avoid facing UFC's pound-for-pound king Usman.
Khamzat Chimaev lived up to the expectations by beating Gilbert Burns, the world's No. 2-ranked welterweight, on the UFC 273 pay-per-view (PPV) main card.
Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jun, a.k.a. "The Korean Zombie," will fight in the main event of UFC 273 for the UFC featherweight championship.
Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns will fight in the main event of UFC 273 in the Welterweight division.
It looks like Chimaev is all ready for Gilbert Burns and at UFC 273 it is going to be special.