Khamzat Chimaev and Khamzat Maaev: UFC News: Khamzat Maaev, a welterweight prospect who shares the moniker ‘Borz’ with Chimaev and is also of Chechnyan descent, knocked out Elie Farah in 41 seconds at Brave CF 71 on Friday in Bahrain to raise his professional record to 4-0. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
Afterwards, Maaev made it apparent that he hoped to follow the same professional path as the unbeaten Chimaev, a star in the UFC, in addition to sharing a name. Maaev and Brave strongly embraced the Chimaev parallels prior to the match, sharing a video contrasting their respective finishing skills. Maaev has won all four of his professional matches either knockout or submission.
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MMA Fans React To Khamzat Verse Getting Developed-“Smash Bros”- Khamzat Chimaev and Khamzat Maaev
The UFC fighter has a sizable fan base in the combat sports community, largely as a result of his outstanding results but also because of his charismatic on-stage presence. The sportsman has gained so much popularity that other mixed martial artists have started copying his appearance, fighting technique, and even nickname. The Turkish Khamzat Maaev has attracted the attention of MMA fans who have compared the budding talent to Khamzat Chimaev after scoring a 41-second knockout at Brave CF 71.
Espnmma has shared a post that shows a strong similarity between the two athletes. The post comes along with a tweet that reads,” New fighter out of Chechnya: Khamzat “Borz” Maaev. They’re cloning out here.”
MMA Fans have reacted to Khamzat’s verse getting developed with numerous comments like “ Real smash bros”, while someone else commented, “Hope that the clone will fight more frequently if he gets to the very top.”
Khamzat Chimaev and Khamzat Maaev: MMA Fans React To Khamzat Verse Getting Developed-“Smash Bros”
Given that Maaev and Chimaev obviously have a lot in common Khamzat Chimaev, like his doppelgänger, has never lost a fight and has only ever had success in the ring. The fan favourite hopes to participate at UFC 294 later this year and plans to return to the UFC, but his latest requests to the organisation have made things interesting.
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