Fight Club podcast: Can anyone stop Khamzat Chimaev?

Sport Nation  •  August 21st, 2025 2:28 pm
Fight Club podcast: Can anyone stop Khamzat Chimaev?

Khamzat Chimaev | Photo: AP

It was touted as potentially the best fight of the year, but Khamzat Chimaev's complete shutout of Dricus Du Plessis in their UFC middleweight title main event has left many with a sour taste in their mouths.
Was it a boring fight? Or were you left in awe by the Chechen's grappling mastery?
Whatever your opinion, it's clear 'Borz' is going to take some dethroning atop the 185lb division.
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On the latest episode of the Fight Club podcast, Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote examine all of the fallout from UFC 319 in Chicago, which included the added spectacle of two consecutive fights being finished by spinning elbows and take a look at some of the early contenders to challenge for Chimaev's belt.
Also on the agenda is the PFL's lightweight world tournament, which ended in a massive upset for Alfie Davis over the hugely favoured Gazdzi Rabadanov.
And heavyweight boxing has a new contender in Moses Itauma, who decimated Dillian Whyte last weekend to throw his name emphatically into the title mix.
All that, a bit of UFC Shanghai, and more on this week's edition of New Zealand's favourite combat sports radio show.
Listen below:

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