MOSCOW, Sep 15— . UFC star Khamzat Chimaev reacted sharply to criticism from former promotion champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Russian who ended his career after the scandal at UFC 279, in which Chimaev failed the weigh-in, drew the attention of the Swede of Chechen origin to the fact that there were not enough Muslims in the team of the unbeaten athlete.< p>«I ate too much tiramisu, so my fight with Tony Ferguson was canceled five times,» Chimaev left a comment on the social network.
Over the weekend, Chimaev was stronger than Kevin Holland in the UFC 279 co-main fight, defeating the American in first round by choke. The Swede has 12 wins in 12 professional fights.