The South African was able to offer little resistance to Chimaev’s smothering wrestling game. The now-former champ compared his opponent to a “blanket,” and it seems such a strategy from the challenger has left many in the fanbase less than satisfied.

Khamzat Chimaev added another major milestone to his career on Saturday, joining a very select group of fighters with his UFC middleweight title win. UFC 319 marked the promotion’s first trip back to Chicago in six years,

Whittaker, who was quickly submitted by Chimaev at UFC 308, went on to lose his second-straight fight to Reinier de Ridder (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) last month in the UFC on ABC 9 headliner. De Ridder was able to survive a Round 3 knockdown to outlast Whittaker.

Khamzat Chimaev may have found an opponent for his first UFC title defense. Some pundits predict the undefeated Chimaev to have a long and dominant title reign following his shutout performance against titleholder Dricus du Plessis in the UFC 319 main event.

Robert Whittaker defends Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant performance over Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319 against fans who called it boring.

On the latest episode of "Spinning Back Clique" our expert panelists review Khamzat Chimaev's big title win, PFL results and more.

Former UFC champion Sean Strickland believes he’s the man to beat Khamzat Chimaev, and he plans on working his way back into the middleweight title picture to prove it. Khamzat Chimaev seized the 185 pound strap from Dricus du Plessis,