Khamzat Chimaev starts his title reign at UFC 319
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UFC boss Dana White saw the UFC 319 main event a bit differently. White obviously had Chimaev winning against du Plessis, but rather than the judges scoring one 10-8 round, the UFC CEO had four on his scorecard. White’s scorecard totaled 50-41 for Chimaev, with round 5 a 10-9 for Chimaev.
He may have fought for 25 minutes at UFC 319 - but the new middleweight champion is already itching to get back in the Octagon 😱
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