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Khamzat Chimaev heard “something clicking” when he squeezed Robert Whittaker’s jaw at UFC 308

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Khamzat Chimaev heard “something clicking” when he squeezed Robert Whittaker’s jaw at UFC 308

Khamzat Chimaev didn't intend to hurt Robert Whittaker, but it just happened that way. On Saturday night at UFC 308, Chimaev picked up the eighth win of his UFC career by stopping Whittaker with a neck crumble in the first round. The submission was so brutal that it shattered the former middleweight champion's jaws and […]

UFC 308 photo details: Robert Whittaker's shattered jaw, teeth from Khamzat Chimaev's submission

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UFC 308 photo details: Robert Whittaker's shattered jaw, teeth from Khamzat Chimaev's submission

There's a good reason Robert Whittaker was eliminated just a split second after Khamzat Chimaev ended his fight at UFC 308 with a devastating face crunch. Following the pay-per-view broadcast, Daniel Cormier showed a gruesome photo Whittaker had sent him to show the damage done by Chimaev's stunning submission. “Khamzat Chimaev broke his tooth,” Cormier […]

Israel Adesanya predicts the end of Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308

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Israel Adesanya predicts the end of Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308

Israel Adesanya will be paying close attention to the co-main event of UFC 308 between fellow middleweights Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker and Chimaev will fight for a scheduled five rounds this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Having faced Whittaker twice, Adesanya is very familiar with what “The Reaper” has to offer. But Chimaev's wrestling […]

Video: Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev exchange icy stares in face-off before UFC 308

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Video: Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev exchange icy stares in face-off before UFC 308

Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev have been waiting for this for a long time. The middleweight contenders delivered peak intensity as they faced off ahead of their co-main event bout on Saturday at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. At Friday's ceremonial weigh-ins, Whittaker and Chimaev stared icily downward after stepping on the scales, neither allowing […]