Khamzat Chimaev 's controversial friendship with controversial leader Ramzan Kadyrov remains a talking point ahead of his fight at UFC 279 tonight.
No.3 ranked welterweight and rising star Chimaev, 28, was due to serve as the opponent for Nate Diaz's final UFC fight in Las Vegas. But Chimaev will now take on Kevin Holland after he failed to make weight on Friday, with Diaz taking on Tony Ferguson in the main event.
But at a time where sports and politics often come hand in hand, it's unsurprising that Chimaev has been criticised for his relationship with Kadyrov. Ruling Chechenya for the last 15 years, Kadyrov has been labelled a despot for his rules which restrict the lives of women in the republic.
