UFC title contender Khamzat Chimaev was in the corner to help Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's son Ali to a first round win in his MMA debut.
The fighter was in Moscow to support the 16-year-old Kadyrov, with whom he has been training at the Akhmat MMA fight club for the past few months. The Chechen leader's son had boxed in an exhibition bout last year, and decided to make the transition as just a teenager for his first professional outing.
Kadyrov was backed by a Chechen flag with his father's face on it as he made his first walk to the cage to face fellow debuting fighter Islam Akbarov. The 17-year-old managed to stuff an early takedown and land a few kicks, but was clipped around two minutes into the bout and despite recovering with a takedown, was unable to do any significant damage.
