Khamzat Chimaev fights Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title at UFC 319, a major achievement since his debut frenzy in 2020.

Before he was crushing the jaws of the middleweight elite , Chimaev debuted with unprecedented activity, scoring three wins in two months, absorbing naught but one strike across the board.

Perhaps the most emphatic victory in this timeframe was Chimaev's stunning 17-second knockout over then-44-fight veteran Gerald Meerschaert.

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Khamzat Chimaev's super-clean knockout over Gerald Meerschaert

Chimaev's 2020 fight against Meerschaert in the UFC APEX was meant to serve as his first legitimate Octagon test. 'M3' fought the who's-who of men's middleweight, and was the first name-value fighter Chimaev met in

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