Giga Chikadze (

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: გიგა ჭიკაძე, born 25 August 1988) is a Georgian

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and former

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). Chikadze formerly competed in the Featherweight division for GLORY. As of 13 December 2021, he is #8 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Background

Giga Chikadze was born on 25 August 1988 in

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. Between ages 4 and 5, he began to train in

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Karate. As a child, he inspired to join after watching

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s by

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and

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. His first introduction to

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was watching the early

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events (specifically

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) on VHS tapes, he was very impressed with

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with his capabilities of defeating opponents of larger size while wearing a

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. Chikadze started competing in

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, moving to the Netherlands for training and in 2015 he joined GLORY, the world's largest kickboxing organization.

Mixed martial arts career

World Series of Fighting

Chikadze made his mixed martial arts debut as a

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in the WSOF, facing

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fighter Gil Guardado. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Gladiator Challenge

Chikadze would join a promotion known as the Gladiator Challenge, and would enjoy a five-fight win streak in which all fights were ended via first-round knockout.

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

In mid-June, Chikadze would join

president

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's Dana White's Contender Series 10 in

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to face former

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contestant Austin Springer in a featherweight bout. Chikadze would receive his second professional loss in his MMA career after submitting to a

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in the third round.

Return to the Gladiator Challenge

After losing to Springer, Chikadze would return to the lightweight division of the Gladiator Challenge, earning a quick submission victory and a swift TKO after that.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Giga Chikadze would sign a four-fight contract with the UFC and would be scheduled to make his UFC debut against fellow Contender Series fighter Mike Davis at

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, Denmark. However, Davis would pull out of the fight due to health issues and would be replaced by

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in a short-notice bout. After three rounds passed, the fight would be declared a split draw, but due to a scoring error made by one of the judges of the bout, the outcome would be corrected to a split decision victory for Chikadze. Chikadze would make his next UFC appearance on the preliminary card of

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against featherweight

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. Chikadze would earn a razor-thin split decision victory over Emmers after the bout had ended. Chikadze, once again, would be scheduled to face Mike Davis on 16 May 2020 at

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. However, Davis would pull out of the bout due to a weight cut-related illness and would be replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Chikadze would win the fight by unanimous decision. Chikadze was scheduled to face

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on 29 August 2020 at

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. However, Chikadze withdrew from the bout due to tested positive for

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and he was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Chikadze faced Omar Morales on 11 October 2020 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision despite knocking Morales down in the final round. Chikadze faced promotional newcomer Jamey Simmons on 7 November 2020 at UFC on ESPN 17. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Chikadze faced

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on 1 May 2021 at

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. He won the bout in the first round via technical knockout after catching Swanson with a kick to the liver. This win earned him the ''

'' bonus award. Chikadze faced

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on 28 August 2021 at

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. He won the back-and-forth fight via technical knockout in round three. This win earned him the ''

'' award. Chikadze faced

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in the main event on 15 January 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision after being knocked down and almost finished in the final seconds of the fight. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. On 22 May 2022, it was announced that Chikadze will receive UFC 2022 Recipient of Forrest Griffin Community Award for his exceptional volunteer and charity work for his non-profit "Knockout Cancer Foundation" that assists individuals fighting cancer with financial support for medical bills. Chikadze was scheduled to face

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on September 17, 2022 at

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. However, the week before the event, Chikadze withdrew due to injury and the bout was cancelled.

Personal life

Chikadze has stated that he went to college and graduated with a degree in

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(Three times) ** Fight of the Night (One time) **2022 Forrest Griffin Community Award *

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**2020 Under the Radar Fighter of the Year **2021 Breakout Fighter of the Year

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Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

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