Five Nordic UFC moments we will never forget!

2. Khamzat’s 10 first days

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Few, if any, fighters have made as explosive an entrance as Khamzat Chimaev did during the summer of 2020.

In just ten days, he went from a complete unknown to a global MMA star as he set a new record for the shortest time between modern-era UFC wins.

On July 16 he smashed John Phillips into pulp before submitting him with a brabo choke in the second round. Ten days later, he took on Rhys McKee who didn’t stand a chance against Chimaev’s barrage of strikes. The referee had no choice but to stop the contest midway through the first round, and the rest, as they say, is history.