Khamzat Chimaev recently shared a wholesome moment with UFC middleweight ‘GOAT’ Anderson Silva.
Prolific grappler Khamzat Chimaev rules over the middleweight division as champ more than a decade after Anderson Silva was on top of the sport.
Brazil’s Silva couldn’t be more different from Chimaev, as the legendary UFC champion is one of the absolute best strikers the UFC has ever seen.
Silva holds the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history at 16 and would have had the most successful title defenses over Demetrious Johnson, had a couple of his challengers made championship weight like they were supposed to.
Some believe the undefeated Chimaev will join Silva someday as one of the greatest fighters of all time after dominating the likes of Robert Whittaker and then-champion Dricus du Plessis to win the middleweight title in the main event of UFC 319 last month.
Before his first title fight, Chimaev received words of wisdom from Silva.
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Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya came close to surpassing Silva with multiple title defenses but ‘The Last Stylebender’ has now lost four out of his last five fights at 36 years old.
Time will tell how Chimaev’s title reign compares to Adesanya’s. With his unique skillset, Chimaev could hold onto the belt for a very long time.