{"id":461174,"date":"2022-10-23T11:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T18:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=461174"},"modified":"2022-10-23T11:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T18:23:38","slug":"dana-white-reacts-to-khamzat-chimaevs-physical-altercation-with-team-makhachev-at-ufc-280","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-reacts-to-khamzat-chimaevs-physical-altercation-with-team-makhachev-at-ufc-280\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reacts to Khamzat Chimaev\u2019s physical altercation with Team Makhachev at UFC 280"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has given his reaction to Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s physical encounter with Abubakar Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev was in attendance for UFC 280 inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship match between <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/islam-makhachev\/\">Islam Makhachev<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/charles-oliveira\/\">Charles Oliveira<\/a>. Makhachev ended up <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khamzat-chimaev-gets-in-physical-altercation-with-team-makhachev-at-ufc-280-video\/\">winning the bout via second-round submission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Makhachev&#8217;s team certainly celebrated the championship victory, it wasn&#8217;t all smiles. That&#8217;s because Chimaev got into a physical confrontation with Abubakar, a member of Makhachev&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamzat Chimaev and Abubakar Nurmagomedov went from 0-100 wtf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qmbt5zx4xs\">pic.twitter.com\/Qmbt5zx4xs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Out Of Context MMA (@oocmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oocmma\/status\/1583936964012969984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the UFC 280 post-fight press conference, White said that it isn&#8217;t unusual for Chimaev to get into a confrontation (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/10\/22\/23418242\/dana-white-reacts-to-near-brawl-between-khazmat-chimaev-and-abubakar-nurmagomedov-after-ufc-280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p id=\"laZTw6\">\u201cWhat do I even say about that?\u201d White said about the altercation. \u201cIt happens, especially with [Khamzat]. It happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UFC boss insists he didn&#8217;t even know that Chimaev would attend the show.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Oo2PkE\">\u201cHe was sitting on our side,\u201d White explained. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know Khamzat was coming tonight. He was invited here by Abu Dhabi. So the seats behind me here in Abu Dhabi are owned by Abu Dhabi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev and Nurmagomedov had some words on social media before UFC 280. Nurmagomedov admitted that his relationship with Chimaev had deteriorated. When the two went face-to-face at the conclusion of UFC 280, things initially seemed cordial, but a handshake quickly turned into a shove, and then punches were thrown. The security team inside Ethihad Arena was able to diffuse the situation quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev has been rising in the UFC welterweight division. He&#8217;s garnered a perfect pro MMA record of 12-0 up to this point. He&#8217;s fresh off a first-round submission victory over Kevin Holland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has given his reaction to Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s physical encounter with Abubakar Nurmagomedov. Chimaev was in attendance for UFC 280 inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship match between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. 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