“Nordic wolf” Chimaev received criticism when he suddenly withdrew before the match against Whittaker in June. However, this victory of Chimaev showed that he was really sick and did not guarantee his health in 4 months ago. Once energetic, Chimaev does not take too much time to end the opponent like Whittaker.
Unstable health is also the reason why Chimaev cannot play as much as he wants. Since the end of 2022, Chimaev has only played 3 matches. The average density of play 1 year is quite small for Chimaev, who once claimed to win the UFC belt at 2, even 3 weight classes.
The victory over Whittaker will help Chimaev to occupy the 3rd rank of the opponent in the Middleweight weight class in the ranking chart next week. “Nordic wolf” may have to fight another match to meet the belt conditions. At that time, his opponent was most likely Sean Strickland or Israel Adesanya.
As for Whittaker, the match against Chimaev made him suffer quite a lot of hurt. This boxer showed signs of broken jaw bone, and he was quickly taken to the hospital. Most likely Whittaker will have to take a break for a while to be able to return in the near future.
The quick victory at UFC 308 also helped Khamzat Chimaev received an additional $ 50,000 bonus for the Performance of the Night title. The same title with Chimaev also has Sharabutdin Magomedov and the reigning champion of the Featherweight Ilia Topuria.