“I want to thank my elder brother for all the support he gives me. Thanks a lot! Akhmat is strength!” Borz wrote on the social network, posting a joint photo with the head of Chechnya.
“The best in his business, my dear brother Khamzat Chimaev!” replied Kadyrov.
28-year-old Khamzat Chimaev is undefeated and is on a six-fight streak in the UFC that has propelled him to third place in the organization’s welterweight rankings. At the moment, Chimaev is trying to get a middleweight title shot by challenging Alex Pereira, who took the belt from Israel Adesanya.