UFC CEO Dana White announced at the pre-fight press conference that “Borz” would not be attending. That’s left the Chechen fighter with some extra time to take potshots at “Tarzan” online.

However, Du Plessis is no slouch and can grapple in his own right. It is a guarantee that “Borz” will get his foe to the ground early. But if the champ can continue to get back up and make his ...

Yes. According to Dana White, Khamzat Chimaev is keen to remain in the UFC's 170lbs division despite 'Borz' having weight-cutting issues during his previous bout. The Swedish-born fighter missed ...

Khamzat Chimaev's nickname 'Borz' translates to the wolf in Chechen, which is a very ferocious animal that fiercely rules its territory. The wolf is also the national animal of Chechnya ...

‘The Natural’ has been part of one of Chimaev’s camps in the past, and he has now offered a response to the footage of him being choked by ‘Borz’. “At the time that I went to Khamzat ...

Earlier this year, ‘Borz’ was scheduled to take on Robert Whittaker in the UFC’s inaugural event in Saudi Arabia, when the two were set to main event, but just a few weeks out, Chimaev once ...

- Dana White confirms Khamzat Chimaev will fight for UFC gold upon his return, but the exact date for "Borz" to re-enter the Octagon remains unknown.

As if the pair couldn't look more alike, Maaev has also adopted the same nickname as Chimaev in 'Borz' which translates to 'wolf' in Chechen, the region of Russia that both Maaev and Chimaev are from.

There's another Chechen phenom on the rise , Khamzat Maaev is here to take over. There's another Chechen phenom on the rise , Khamzat Maaev is here to take over.