Khamzat Chimaev and newly crowned UFC champion Jiri Prochazka tried to kill each other during a previous sparring session.
Chimaev is becoming one of the UFC's most prominent names particularly in the welterweight division, after moving up to No.3 in the rankings with victory over Gilbert Burns. Meanwhile Prochazka defeated Glover Teixeira earlier this month to secure the light-heavyweight title at the first time of asking.
Chimaev's coach Alan Nascimento has claimed that Prochazka attended the Allstars Training Center in Sweden where the pair capitvated the other fighters with an intense workout. "He did his last camp before signing with the UFC here with us and there was a historical sparring [session] between him and Chimaev," Nascimento told Sherdog. "It happened here and they were both trying to kill each other. Everyone here in the gym always recalls that crazy sparring."
