With this victory, he improved his record to 13-0 and won the right to fight for the middleweight championship belt, which has been held by Shawn Strickland since last month after defeating Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision in Australia. After the victory, the Chechen sent a message of peace, and some rated his speech as “the best Octagon interview in history.” Driven by the conflicts between Palestine and Israel, Chimaev called for unity and global happiness.