Khamzat Chimaev joins Top 5 in UFC Pound-For-Pound rankings. TikTok slang gets added to Cambridge Dictionary.
Khamzat Chimaev enters the Top 5 in the UFC Pound-For-Pound rankings – see where he lands. Joe Rogan doubts Dricus du Plessis' abilities in a potential rematch. And more!
Mixed Martial Arts
Khamzat Chimaev becomes No. 4. on the UFC pound-for-pound rankings, only surpassed by Merab Dvalishvili, Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria at No. 1.
Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler Gable Steveson to make his MMA debut at LFA 217 on September 12, 2025.
Reinier de Ridder vs Anthony Hernandez is booked to headline UFC Vancouver on October 18, 2025.
Kevin Holland vs Mike Malott is booked for UFC Vancouver on October 18, 2025.
Paulo Costa says that Khamzat Chimaev could be very bad for the sport.
"This is a show. This is entertainment. This kind of fight, and fighter, has a lot of potential to kill this business. This surprised me also because at the press conference after the fight, Dana White was [saying] 'Ok, he did amazing', no he didn't man. He did horrible. This is horrible for the [viewers]. This is not good. I know you make a deal with Paramount and CBS, but people will watch another show, something else. They will not watch these guys hugging each other for 25 minutes. So, this is not good for our sport."
Joe Rogan says Khamzat Chimaev is levels above Dricus du Plessis should they rematch.
“For Dricus to come back from that and bridge the gap between him and Khamzat, that is a tall task. That kind of grappling dominance was not just a level, it was multiple levels.”
Arman Tsarukyan says Khamzat Chimaev wanted to strike with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319.
“Before going into the fourth, he says ‘Brother now can I move around in the standup?’ I said ‘No, go in, do the same thing, you’ll win three to nothing. Why come up with something new?’”
Boxing
Daniel Dubois has parted ways with his trainer for the past 18 months, Don Charles. Dubois feels he’s ready for a change but thanks Charles and is grateful for everything.
Culture
The Cambridge Dictionary has added 6,000 new words to its online edition over the past year, many of which originate from TikTok and internet culture. Notable 2025 additions include ‘skibidi’ (a word with various meanings like "cool" or "bad," or used nonsensically as a joke), ‘tradwife’ (a married woman, especially one active on social media, who stays at home to cook, clean, and care for her children), and ‘delulu’ (believing things that aren't real or true, often by choice). These updates reflect the growing influence of digital culture on modern language.
