He showed a ton of maturity in the fight & on the mic. A win over Usman is quite a feather in the cap for Khamzat.

Two things people aren’t acknowledging: 1. His beautiful speech in the post fight. That was a touch of class and articulated very well. He didn’t call out Strickland or even care about his performance. He went straight to raising awareness to those who are suffering. 2. Kamaru obviously wasn’t 100% but has anyone ever seen someone wrestle and take Kamaru down like that ever? I don’t think there’s another middleweight, let alone welterweight that could take Kamaru down w such ease.

People don't realize how big of a deal it is to out grapple Usman. Regardless of short notice, this is something Usman has done his whole life .

His wrestling domination on Usman in the first round was unbelievable literally no one dominated Usman like that. He just couldn’t find the opening for a choke.

I was always entertained by Khamzat but now I'm a fan. Not because of his performance, but because of his message after the fight. The violence needs to stop when innocent children are being hurt. It needs to end and people need to come together.

Best TD defense in the UFC Usman had & Khamzat got him down immediately & sealed the win getting a TD. Freaky good wrestling.

If it's realy broken, he just took down the guy with most take down defences, with one hand only 100%... beast

Humble Khamzat wasn’t expected. Respect.

U NEVER see Usman get man handled like that. Khamzat must have some scary strength. Had he not busted his hand i think he'd of dominated all 3 rounds.

Such a great human being! Greetings from USA!

He won with one hand 👊🏻 Legend 🔥

Costa dodged a bullet!

Very humble. Good to see.

It's pretty much clear this guy is a monster at grappling (nobody ever dominated usman on the ground like that) but he has holes in his striking, usman was actually hurting him and made the wrong move to go for a TD instead to push on striking. Chimaev has to work on that

All the people trashing him on Twitter about being subpar, not knowing he broke his hand and still won. Insane fighter, and Usman is a true warrior also for stepping up short-notice. Hopefully they rematch with full camps.

Usman has only been taken down 5 times in his career. 4 of those 5 times happened in this fight.

Observations from the fight : 1) A beautiful use of post-match-winning speech. Send a message of peace and unity to the world against violence. 2) A display of great mental state, when he expressed gratitude to UFC management for getting him where he and his family are today. 3) A brilliant display of dominance in R1 from Khamzat. A master display of defense from Usman. Not many could have avoided a choke from that position. 4) A mature way of approaching R2 from Khamzat, with an injured hand. 5) A complete nail-biting thrilling fight display in R3 from both the lions. Combination of striking, grappling, defense and respecting the opponents. 6) Khamzat's display of admiration for Usman through his post-match-winning gestures (tap on the shoulder post-match winner announcement), his words for him during the speech, and when he says 'He Made Me A Better Fighter Today'. Khamzat hand getting injured evened out the odds for Usman for a short-notice fight. Made this a competitive contest.

his post fight interview was the best interview i’ve ever heard in my life. that was hands down my favorite part of this card. khamzat has matured a lot his future is gonna be so fun to experience.

You can tell he hates interviews, just wants to win the belt, provide for his family, actually such a humble guy that came from nothing, respect!

No doubt in my mind he dominates the entire fight if he doesn't break his hand. He ran thru Usman in RD1. I don't think Strickland stands a chance..

Won with the GOAT with one hand.

Is there no sound in this video or is it just in my end?

Loved his post fight speech! Very classy and a message that most people can get behind no matter where you stand.

He almost submitted usman until usman decided to slam him to release the choke.

Khamzat is a LOT more likeable when he's respectful and mature The screaming and shouting gets old and feels forced

Honestly, I would love to see him fight Adesanya over Strickland

Khamzat “I have no enemies” Chimaev

Khamzat absolutely dominated can’t believe a judge had it 28-28 smh

Damn I’ve never seen this humble side of chimaev. Much respect

He is so awkward, but also so genuine. Got to love that guy He is amazing no matter what

Beautiful performance from Chimaev so close to getting a finish

Usman vs Whittaker would be a dope matchup frl! Both coming off middleweight losses

Khamzat is next level. Absolutely should get a title shot…I think he deserves it…not one boring fight with him, takes the fight on short notice, doesn’t make excuses

Why no sounds?

That's how I thought the fight would go. Mostly around who can out-wrestle the other. But it looked almost even. great fight 💪 Usman gave him a tough time with grappling and Gilbert did some big work in a fist fight. 💪

His post fight speech was beautiful. Really amazing to see the humanity come out in him

Huge respect for that post fight speech

Хамзат брат поздравляю с победой.Я за тебя болел знал что ты победишь.ДАЙ АЛЛАХ тебя здоровья счастья успехов

Pure beast on the takedown and ground game

That’s one good thing about khamzat he’s sound like a killer before the fight then after he’s very respectful and calm .

Khamzat the true 🐺

I don't understand how people saying it's robbed. First round definitely for Khamzat. Second round usman hit one good shot and Khamzat did takedown end of the round. Third round both guys throw punches but none of these landed so its close but not robbed

His attitude has changed and he seems more calm

I think we fans connect (within limits) with the people who, despite their apparently superhuman qualities, seem to have similar experiences and feelings to us mortals. It’s about the authenticity of the lived human experience. Volkonovski has that in bucket loads. What I think makes him different is his authenticity, courage and honesty in what he talks about. He seems so human. Contrast that with Jon Jones. A better fighter but about as inauthentic a human being as there is, at least in my opinion 🙏🏾

“We’ll see if it’s not broken I’ll continue to train, I’m going to train anyways” literally the definition of Khamzat😂

As a Khamzat fan, I was scared he was about to finish Usman within 1. minute 1. round. I don't know why. I wanted the fight to go on to see what they both are made of. What I though understood is, Khamzat took down Usman more than Usman got taken down his entire career in the UFC, which is increadible. Also, assuming he broke his hand first round, how he pulled that W vs not just any fighter but probably one of the most intelligent and best fighter is absolutely crazy. On a side note though, it was looking like he was losing his breath in round 3, he was slowing down. Something similar happened vs Burns fight. That's where he should upgrade more, but it doesn't make sense as everyone keep saying he's a cardio beast, nobody comes close he never gets tired etc.

Everyone saying Usman only had 10days, so did Khamzat! 😂 Usman is still the man tho

Khamzat humble and respectful in victory, class act 👏👏👏💯

Not too many will survive the 1st round against this guy.

Strickland is gonna have a hard time holding onto that MW Belt against Khazmat

Won against Usman with 1 hand. What a beast.

Great audio 🎉

Honestly i had expected Khamzat to win by a landslide. watching the fight, it made me think it was a draw or Usman winning. Still a win or Khamzat, but i had overestimated him too much.

Mckenzie makes people very comfortable to open up. Her presence is WOW

BRO HAS GILBERT BURNS AND KAMARU USMAN ON HIS RESUME.. THATS SOME ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ONLY 3 YEARS

The handshake rejection at the end was beautiful.

As much as I wanted him to just run through usman, I think its better for him to go the 15 minutes with a former champ like Usman, I just hope he stays active now. I want to see him against a top 5 Middleweight before the title shot though

what a fight bro, gotta hand it to both gentlemen

It's honestly an achievement to takedown Usman, but to control him for like four and a half minutes in one round is just something else honestly. On top of that, his post-fight interview was just beautiful man

The reporter says to Chimaev, "you showed a lot of maturity and patience, something that we don't always see from you..." hahahaha

haha the ending was so cute:3 his hand was broken so he didn't want feel more acute pain with a handshake

😢very humble man

UFC, can you fix the sound?

Congrats Chimaev ! Well deserved ! 👊👏👏👏

respect to both fighters.

Future champ for sure

*Whoever is reading this i pray that, whatever you're going through gets better and whatever you are struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day!*

I think Khamzat gasses himself from being so excited to start the fight. He has to work on controlling his nerves/emotions to slow his heart rate. When he isn’t able to finish in the first round you see the impact on his gas tank in the next rounds. But yeah, his wrestling/grappling is on another level to be able to do that to Usman in the first round

Finish? 😆 I love this man.

Fighting one of the greatest welterweights of all time like usman on 12 days notice is no joke man earned the victory and respect!

He will show his real skill in his next fight

Funny ending 😁 Big respect though to Khamzat.

I honestly thought b4 the fight it was a 50/50 fight, but with a bad hand from r1 Khamzat still done good job against Usman who is a beast too

Khamzat built different, a champion in the making 🏆⚔️🤍🕊

Khamzat is very dominant in this fight... Congratulation... ❤🇵🇸❤️

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Good luck khamzat... fighting like this will make u a champ one fone day

Is the audio weird for anyone else?

Chinesisch (vereinfacht): 奇马耶夫兄弟，祝贺！ Deutsch: Bruder Chimaev, Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Englisch: Brother Chimaev, congratulations! Französisch: Frère Chimaev, félicitations! Italienisch: Fratello Chimaev, congratulazioni! Japanisch: ブラザー・チマエフ、おめでとう！ Niederländisch: Broeder Chimaev, gefeliciteerd! Portugiesisch: Irmão Chimaev, parabéns! Russisch: Брат Чимаев, поздравляю! Spanisch: Hermano Chimaev, ¡felicitaciones! !

Khamzat “Go Home,Be Happy” Chimaev

Hope dana see’s this and realises how important kamaru is to this sport and i’m a brit n massive leon fan but usman deserves a push in middle make it happen boss

Nice work khamzat. Fighting wise you haven’t showed a great improvement but a person wise you’ve grown higher. Love you brother ❤️

Wtf is wrong with the sound?

If this fight had been a 5 rounder, I'm pretty sure Khamzat would've lost. You can have the strength, skills, and technique, but if you don't have the cardio, you're going to lose. Khamzat was still breathing hard minutes after the fight.

I love how f-bombs are just casually dropped in professional after-fight interviews. 😂

Impressive 1st round, but round 2+3 were quite concerning imho in terms of cardio - I hope it was solely due to a hand injury.

Dominant win with broken hand and a Beautiful post fight speech , Khamzat 🙌

I think Dricus's win over Whittaker warrants a title shot more than Khamzat's win over Usman. Dricus vs Strickland Khamzat vs Jared

so sweet she said thank youuuuuuu khamzat...

Congratulations 🎉

Khamzat Is an all-around fighter, and an absolute brute and his wrestling is amazing, he makes me wanna be a wrestler and work on that, I mean I am just amazed by his wrestling ability, again its amazing Khamzat Is the real deal.

Today Im totally Accept Khamzat Is My BORZ. Its Official ✅

What a warrior! Fight on with broken hand and still win!

There is such a big channel, and such a big team, yet how do they post videos like this. There is no sound in this video.

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Beautiful People❤

I have a lot more respect for him now seeing him not acting like an idiot trying to get famous. We have seen who he actually is in his recent interviews, humble, focused, and much more personable.

Real khamzat

Indeed all the hype about awakenbeerus is real. Have joined his VIP room, the guy really knows something we do not about these matches