Khamzat Chimaev Was Involved in a Brawl at UFC 280

Khamzat Chimaev made an unexpected cameo at UFC 280 in October 2022.

‘Borz’ was in the crowd on the night Islam Makhachev Beat Charles Oliveira to become the UFC lightweight champion.

Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s family was in attendance to cheer on their teammate in his biggest fight to date.

All hell broke loose when Khamzat Chimaev traded blows with a member of the group after a cageside confrontation.

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The cameras were fixated on Khamzat Chimaev during his intense conversation with Abubakar Nurmagomedov, who had picked up a unanimous decision win over Gadzhi Omargadzhiev earlier in the evening.

Things got out of hand when Chimaev pushed the cousin of one of MMA’s best-ever fighters.

Both men threw punches, but nothing appeared to land before security intervened to break up the brawl.

Chimaev was mobbed by several people who were tasked with pulling him away from the scuffle.

A day later, Khabib Nurmagomedov brought both sides together and squashed the beef once and for all.

“What happened yesterday does not show us well.