“A match made in heaven” – Unexpected link up between Khamzat Chimaev and Johnny Walker in hilarious photoshoot has fans in splits

UFC's light heavyweight division fan-favorite Johnny Walker and middleweight superstar Khamzat Chimaev recently collaborated for a picture.

“A match made in heaven” – Unexpected link up between Khamzat Chimaev and Johnny Walker in hilarious photoshoot has fans in splits

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Johnny Walker and Khamzat Chimaev are set to feature in Abu Dhabi for UFC 294 on October 21. Walker will take on Magomed Ankalaev in the light heavyweight division, and Chimaev will go against Paulo Costa in the middleweight division at the Etihad Arena. Recently, Walker and Chimaev created a buzz in social media after their picture went viral. They interacted with each other during the training.

Speaking of the Walker’s current form, he is coming off a win against Anthony Smith. On the other hand, Khamzat’s opponent, Costa, is considered one of the biggest middleweight fighters in the UFC. Chimaev vs. Costa is one of the most-anticipated fights on the stacked card. The UFC 294 PPV has a stacked card where Islam Makhachev headlines the event against Charles Oliveira.

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Speaking of buzz, the UFC 294 fight between Khamzat and Paulo Costa will likely be for middleweight title contention. Meanwhile, Costa was scheduled to fight at UFC 291 against Ikram Aliskerov, but the fight never came to fruition. Costa is also coming off an amazing fight against Luke Rockhold.

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Khamzat Chimaev is equally the biggest draw of this card. The fans have been waiting to see ‘Borz’ back in action for nearly a year now. Chimaev’s run in the UFC has been very promising. Many predicted Chimaev to win the UFC gold in the future.

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Fans react to Khamzat Chimaev and Johnny Walker’s photoshoot

The PPV in Abu Dhabi event will be the latest high-profile event that will take place in the Middle East country UAE. Chimaev and Walker will fight on the UFC 294 PPV card. Their picture together brought some hilarious reactions from social media users.

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Khamzat Chimaev (Image Courtesy – MMA Junkie)

Sean O’Malley, the current bantamweight champion, also commented on the viral picture of UFC fighters. Now check out how fans and other celebrities reacted to Johnny Walker and Khamzat Chimaev’s viral photo:

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In the end, the main event of PPV in Abu Dhabi in October this year will feature Islam vs. former champion Charles Oliveira. It is expected to be an interesting battle; the pair had previously met at UFC 280 last year. Currently, the Russian fighter Makhachev holds the title in a lightweight division after defeating Oliveira by submission last year.

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