UFC’s Khamzat Chimaev Scores 17-Second Knockout vs. Gerald Meerschaert on Video

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The legend of UFC middleweight Khamzat Chimaev continued Saturday after he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert in 17 seconds at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.

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@KChimaev is FOR. REAL. #UFCVegas11 https://t.co/DKqfEg0Fb8

Chimaev has won three UFC fights in 66 days, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports.

The 26-year-old beat John Phillips via submission (brabo choke) 1:12 into the second round of their July 15 fight before he defeated Rhys McKee by first-round TKO at 3:09 just 10 days later.

The second matchup broke the UFC record for the quickest turnaround between victories in the promotion's history.

Chimaev added his name to even more record-book lists Saturday:

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Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) sets a new record with the fastest 3-0 start in modern UFC history in just 66 days.

He's also tied with multiple fighters for most UFC wins in 2020 with three. #UFCVegas11 https://t.co/DM7wgIDvPe

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Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) ties for the 3rd fastest knockout in UFC middleweight history in just 17 seconds.

The top 5:
0:10 – Mark Weir
0:14 – Terry Martin
0:17 – Khamzat Chimaev
0:17 – John Phillips
0:18 – Phil Baroni
#UFCVegas11 https://t.co/9MyknJYtTt

Meerschaert provided his take on the evening afterward:

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Welp royally f@#$*d that up.

Chimaev is now 9-0 as a professional (3-0 in UFC). All of his wins have come via first- or second-round knockout, TKO or submission.

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