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27 Oct 2024

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Social media reacts to next champ Khamzat Chimaevs UFC 308

Khamzat Chimaev finally got back in the octagon Saturday and earned the biggest victory of his career against Robert Whittaker in the UFC 308 co-main eve

Khamzat Chimaev finally got back in the octagon Saturday and earned the biggest victory of his career against Robert Whittaker in the UFC 308 co-main event.

After many doubts, Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) got back in the octagon and added to his undefeated record with a METHOD over Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) to potentially lock up a middleweight title shot in the matchup at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Whittaker beating Chimaev at UFC 308.

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Renato Moicano

This is define moment for Chimaev!!! Sink or swim!!! I think Whittaker gonna be to much for him!! #ufc308

— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) October 26, 2024

Danny Segura

UFC

Kevin Iole

Belal Muhammad

Jay Perrin

Sportsnet

Tim Boetsch

ESPN

UFC

Gilbert Burns

UFC

Caposa

Kevin Iole

Alan Jouban

Caposa

Has to survive this opening onslaught. Scary motherfucker for these 5 mins

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 26, 2024

Nolan King

Khamzat Chimaev immediately drags Robert Whittaker down against the fence #UFC308

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) October 26, 2024

Gilbert Burns

Nick Baldwin

That was a quick tap. Goddamn. Chimaev.

— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) October 26, 2024

Renato Moicano

Chimaev is a Beast!!! One of the best wrestler ever in ufc!!!! Next champ!!! I was dead wrong!!! #ufc308

— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) October 26, 2024

Aaron Bronsteter

Khamzat Chimaev is BACK!

That was absolutely wild to watch.

So many questions and red flags heading into this fight and he made easy work of one of the best middleweights ever.

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 26, 2024

Aljamain Sterling

Matthew Wells

Khamzat Chimaev just absolutely mauled Robert Whittaker. Unreal. ????

— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) October 26, 2024

Sean Sheehan

Conor McGregor

x.com

Conor McGregor

A mill in a week! Damn! The rich get richer yup my auntie trust ❤️

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 26, 2024

Henry Cejudo

Scott Fontana

MMA Junkie

Matt Brown

Khamzat is that guy. Damn. Proven.

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) October 26, 2024

Angela Hill

Wow, did he almost break his jaw?! I’m distraught and need answers #UFC308

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) October 26, 2024

Ben Fowlkes

Don’t waste our time with another DDP vs. Strickland fight. You gotta give Khamzat the title shot now.

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) October 26, 2024

Kamaru Usman

Garrett Armfield

Max Holloway win button vvvvvvvvvv

— Garrett Armfield (@Armfield135) October 26, 2024

Gerald Meerschaert

Ben Askren

Islam Makhachev

Renato Moicano

Ben Askren

Belal Muhammad

Megan Anderson

Diana Belbita

Mike Bohn

Holy cow. Khamzat Chimaev becomes the first to submit Robert Whittaker since October 2011. Brilliant performance.

Sean Strickland's going to want to get that contract signed for Dricus Du Plessis ASAP.

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) October 26, 2024

Terrance McKinney

Khamzat squeezed that ???? that hard scary shit rt there bro a freak broke his jaw from the choke

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 26, 2024

Jon Anik

UFC

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Adam Catterall

That was absolutely incredible from Khamzat

It was calculated, patient, highly skilled and ruthless.

THAT is how you jump the queue. He’s just sent this place into a frenzy. Superstar shit. #UFC308

— Adam Catterall (@AdamCatterall) October 26, 2024