Khamzat Chimaev is a Russian-born Swedish mixed martial artist. He has fought four times in the UFC to date and is all set to make his fifth octagon appearance this weekend at UFC 273 against Gilbert Burns. Chima was born in Chechnya, Russia on May 1, 1994. The 27-year-old moved to Sweden when he was 19 years old. His older brother used to work in the Scandinavian nation and was the influence behind ‘Borz’ starting to wrestle.
He is one of the best young prospects in MMA right now. He is still very young in his career. Nicknamed ‘The Borz‘, Chimaev started his combat sports career with amateur wrestling. After finding a lot of success in freestyle wrestling, he transitioned to MMA.
Khamzat Chimaev siblings: Meet brother Artur Chimaev
Artur Chimaev is the only sibling of the Swedish professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. After having the first 6 fights of his career in indie promotions, Chimaev finally jumped to the most popular MMA promotion in the world. He stamped his authority in the company right away with 2 fights in a matter of 10 days.
