{"id":6506,"date":"2025-11-25T15:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=6506"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:21:07","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-shocks-jon-jones-in-an-improvised-scuffle-in-chechnya-reigniting-a-major-debate-in-the-mma-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/khamzat-chimaev-shocks-jon-jones-in-an-improvised-scuffle-in-chechnya-reigniting-a-major-debate-in-the-mma-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev shocks Jon Jones in an improvised scuffle in Chechnya\u2026 reigniting a major debate in the MMA world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2542\">An unexpected \u2014 almost surreal \u2014 moment unfolded in the streets of Chechnya when <strong data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2338\">Jon Jones<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2343\" data-end=\"2362\">Khamzat Chimaev<\/strong> were filmed engaging in a playful but intense grappling exchange. In just a few seconds, Chimaev managed to <strong data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2494\">take Jon Jones down<\/strong>, sparking global reactions across social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Jon Jones vs Khamzat Chimaev\u2026 we\u2019ve got a new camera angle! \ud83e\udd4a<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 \u062c\u0648\u0646 \u062c\u0648\u0646\u0632 \u0636\u062f \u062d\u0645\u0632\u0629 \u062a\u0634\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0641\u2026 \u0632\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0643\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0627 \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u062a\u0643\u0634\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631! \ud83e\udd4a<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 Jon Jones vs Khamzat Chimaev\u2026 nouvelle angle de cam\u00e9ra disponible ! \ud83e\udd4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nyJTZTDyIZ\">pic.twitter.com\/nyJTZTDyIZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1993289850888634802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2860\">Jon Jones, currently traveling in Chechnya, met with Chimaev in a friendly atmosphere. Their conversation quickly turned into a spontaneous wrestling session: clinch control, grip changes, light attempts at takedowns\u2026 and then the shock moment: <strong data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2860\">Chimaev brings down one of the greatest grapplers in UFC history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2862\" data-end=\"3023\">Jones immediately gets back on his feet, laughing, clearly surprised, before running away jokingly as if acknowledging Chimaev\u2019s raw power. He later commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3024\" data-end=\"3183\">\n<p data-start=\"3026\" data-end=\"3183\">\u201cYes, the takedown was legit. The young man is in phenomenal shape\u2026 and we were on concrete. What an incredible host. I\u2019ll never forget my stay in Chechnya.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3334\">The clip went viral within hours. Fans, fighters, analysts \u2014 everyone is debating how a middleweight champion managed to topple the heavyweight GOAT.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3334\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJonbones.Jones%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02UgqjyeYzbp6AYgpgxmRpaAy4ddSqCtAT6jadoERq4iLqfJPXZoipjHgyNCfDvGSgl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"582\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3336\" data-end=\"3542\">Yet this friendly moment comes during a turbulent period for Chimaev, who was recently involved in a backstage altercation with Ian Garry at UFC Qatar, leading him to fire back aggressively on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3544\" data-end=\"3597\">And so, the question resurfaces stronger than ever:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3679\"><strong data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3677\">Who would truly win a real fight between Jon Jones and Khamzat Chimaev?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3680\" data-end=\"3772\">Jones\u2019 tactical genius and experience?<br data-start=\"3718\" data-end=\"3721\" \/>Or Chimaev\u2019s ferocity and overwhelming physicality?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3774\" data-end=\"3867\">A simple street encounter\u2026 but one that reignites one of MMA\u2019s biggest hypothetical matchups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unexpected \u2014 almost surreal \u2014 moment unfolded in the streets of Chechnya when Jon Jones and Khamzat Chimaev were filmed engaging in a playful but intense grappling exchange. 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