The Mix Martial Art (MMA) fighter from Georgia managed to surprise the Fight Night Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) by defeating Brazilian fighter Edson Barbosa at featherweight on Sunday 29 August.
In a match that took place at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States, Chikadze managed to beat Edson Barbosa with a Technical Knock Out victory in round 3. This result was a surprise for mixed martial arts fans who are currently growing rapidly in the sports world.
Edson Barbosa is known as a very tough MMA fighter. This MMA fighter from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Jeneiro is known as a very fierce Muaythai player. Edson also mastered taekwondo and Brazilian jiujitsu.
This victory will certainly open up more opportunities for Giga Chikadze
Meanwhile, his opponent Giga Chikadze is an MMA fighter with a karate background. Giga Chikadze who was born in Tsibilisi, Georgia is known as a Goju Ryu karate athlete and wears black Dan 3 tires.
Giga is also known as a kickboxing player and has won several local tournaments in his country and Europe.
This victory will certainly open up more opportunities for Giga Chikadze to challenge the featherweight fighters and seize the opportunity to challenge the featherweight belt holder currently held by Alexander Volkanovski.
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