Once considered one of the more shallow divisions in the UFC, the Middleweight division has seen a dramatic rise of new talent and top contenders emerge in recent years. The next man to break into the rankings at 185 lbs and make a name for himself is a Dagestani fighter who has been touted for greatness, Ikram Aliskerov.
Khamzat Chimaev has been absent from the UFC since last September. The lengthy absence seemed unusual from Chimaev, a fighter who has typically liked...