Khamzat Chimaev Remains Undefeated After Hard Fought Battle With Kamaru Usman at UFC 294

• Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision after a three-round war
• Chimaev used his wrestling skills to ground his opponent and keep him from landing blows
• Nigeria's Usman landed heavy shots in round three, but it wasn't enough to win him the fight

Khamzat Chimaev is the new number-one contender for the UFC’s Middleweight title.

Chimaev secured the title shot with a victory over Kamaru Usman in the co-main event of UFC 294.

Chimaev started the fight off in his trademark tenacious manner, immediately going for a takedown. The undefeated fighter took Usman down with a single leg and immediately took his back.

He continued to work himself into submission and eventually took Usman’s neck, attempting to choke him out.

He hooked in a rear-naked choke while the Nigerian was on his feet, and Usman cleverly fell forward to dump the United Arab Emirates fighter on his head.

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While it broke his hold of Usman’s neck, Chimaev didn’t let the body scissors go and continued to try and get the former Welterweight champion to tap out.

The Nigerian stayed resolute and survived to the end of the round.

Round 2

The second round was a far departure from the first, as both fighters kept it standing.

There wasn’t much action, as neither fighter tried too hard, and the fans even started booing the fighters at one stage. It did heat up with a minute to go when Usman landed two big jabs before Chimaev landed a takedown with 30 seconds to go.

Round 3

With the fight entering the third and final round, Chimaev went for a takedown early, trying to use his wrestling to control the round from the get-go.

The Nigerian evaded the takedown and then used his power to throw some heavy hands.

Despite taking the fight on short notice, Usman looked fresher in round three, blasting the undefeated fighter with big shots.

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Realising that he was losing the fight on the ground, Chimaev managed to grab a leg and didn’t let go as he took Usman down and took ground control. He lost it with 30 seconds to go, and the rest of the fight was a slugfest between the two warriors.

The fight went to the judges' decision, and Chimaev was declared the winner via unanimous decision.

Usman blasts media for false reporting

Kamaru Usman is not impressed with rumours being spread around in the media claiming he is nursing an injury before his career-defining fight against Khamzat Chimaev, Sports Brief reported.

It has been widely reported in the media that the 36-year-old former UFC welterweight champion had suffered a knee injury during a training session with Justin Gaethje.

Usman has now come out to debunk such rumours, blasting the media in a social media post for spreading fake news for 'just clicks'.