Khamzat smesh? Or Khamzat smush?

He done did it. Khamzat Chimaev basically pitched a perfect game against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319, making it look EASY en route to one of the more lopsided decision wins you will ever witness in a championship fight. DDP showed up looking uniquely ill-equipped to stop Chimaev’s all-out takedown assault. And Ya Boi Borz? He looked so dominant people got mad at him for not doing more.

So, now that the long-heralded Chimaev Era is finally underway at 185 pounds … shouldn’t we be more excited?

Plus, how does Michael Page keep doing this? And where are we at with Aaron Pico now?

Also, what do you get when you cross one of light heavyweight’s most dangerous knockout artists with the guy who routinely gets knocked out in the funniest possible way? You get UFC Fight Night: Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang.

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