Borz' sits underneath champion Dricus Du Plessis, No. 1 contender Sean Strickland, and No. 2 Israel Adesanya. Assuming Chimaev can stay injury or illness-free, he has two options for his next fight.

However, Reinier de Ridder believes there’s another middleweight contender that would give him a tougher fight. Nassourdine ...

Adesanya is interested in fighting Khamzat Chimaev, who recently beat Robert Whittaker in a big match. In a video he posted on YouTube, Adesanya said Chimaev is an exciting fighter, and he wants ...

Khamzat Chimaev thinks the UFC is protecting Israel Adesanya from him. Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has been keen to return to action, and appears to be gearing towards a welterweight showdown with ...

Strickland plan, then Chimaev will have to look elsewhere for his next opponent. One interesting option in that situation would be former champ Israel Adesanya, who is easily the second-best ...

Dricus Du Plessis drops a bold statement ahead of his crucial title fight against Khamzat Chimaev, promising a dominant ...

"I was surprised the way Khamzat ran through Rob," Adesanya said. That was crazy. That made me want to fight him." Luckily for Chimaev, he might get Adesanya's wish. He is without an opponent ...

UFC superstar Israel Adesanya backed Khamzat Chimaev to do the unthinkable against Nate Diaz at UFC 279. Chimaev will make his five-round debut on Sep. 10 in the main event of UFC 279 with Diaz at ...

Israel Adesanya says he’s interested in fighting Khamzat Chimaev in 2025. The former two-time UFC middleweight recently fell short in his bid to win back his belt when he suffered a fourth-round ...

"I was surprised the way Khamzat ran through Rob," Adesanya said. That was crazy. That made me want to fight him." Chimaev submitted Whittaker in the first round at UFC 308. / (Zuffa LLC ...