{"id":59756,"date":"2025-08-14T11:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=59756"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:54:18","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-instagram-following-ufc-319","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-instagram-following-ufc-319\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev Instagram Following Hits 10M+ Ahead Of UFC 319 Clash For UFC Middleweight Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ahead of his UFC 319 battle with Dricus du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Title, Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s Instagram following has surpassed 10 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This makes &#8216;Borz&#8217; just the third active UFC fighter to boast 10m+ followers on social media platform Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2>Khamzat Chimaev Instagram Following Hits 10M<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of his clash with Dricus du Plessis in the UFC 319 main event on Saturday night, Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s Instagram following has hit 10million+.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old embarks on the biggest fight of his life at UFC 319, as he takes on the reigning 185-pound champion in what is his first taste of a five round title fight.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev is the overriding favourite with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/ufc\/\">UFC betting sites<\/a> to beat the champion and take his belt, despite only having had 14 professional MMA fights and never having been in a UFC Title bout to date.<\/p>\n<p>Du Plessis on the other hand embarks on his fourth successive UFC Middleweight Title fight at UFC 319, looking to make the third defence of his 185-pound belt.<\/p>\n<p>The fight itself is fast approaching at the United Center in Chicago, with both men two of the most popular fighters on the entire UFC roster.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s Instagram following has officially hit 10m+ during UFC 319 fight week.<\/p>\n<p>Although he has only had eight UFC fights to date and never competed in a UFC Title contest, this makes &#8216;Borz&#8217; one of the most popular MMA fighters in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Should he win the middleweight crown and become champion, this figure of 10m could soon catapult even higher, with millions more fans wanting to following the Russian-Emirati MMA phenom.<\/p>\n<p>Should he beat Dricus du Plessis on this stacked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ufc-319-du-plessis-vs-chimaev-fight-card\/\">UFC 319 fight card<\/a>, expect Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s Instagram following to hit at least 12m in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamzat Chimaev just became 1 of only 3 active UFC fighters to surpass 10M followers on Instagram \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Ilia Topuria &#8211; 11.5M<br \/>Islam Makhachev &#8211; 10.7M<\/p>\n<p>Superstar before even fighting for the title\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VgAGU9IUS2\">pic.twitter.com\/VgAGU9IUS2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/1955815952370811280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Khamzat Chimaev Becomes Third Active UFC Fighter With 10M+ Instagram Followers<\/h2>\n<p>With Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s Instagram following hitting 10m, this means that &#8216;Borz&#8217; is now officially the third most followed active UFC fighter on the social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>Two-division king Ilia Topuria currently tops the list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/most-followed-ufc-fighters-instagram\/\">most followed UFC fighters<\/a> in the world with 11.5m+ Instagram followers, with Islam Makhachev not far behind with 10.7m.<\/p>\n<p>Now, &#8216;Borz&#8217; has become just the third active UFC fighter to surpass 10m followers on Instagram. This excludes Conor McGregor, who has 44m+ followers. However, he hasn&#8217;t fought in over four years meaning he doesn&#8217;t count as an active UFC combatant.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not competing for any UFC Title yet and having only fought eight times in Dana White&#8217;s organisation, it&#8217;s clear to see just how much of a superstar the Chechen MMA fighter really is.<\/p>\n<p>Should Chimaev win and become the king of the middleweight division, he could well pass both Makhachev and Topuria to become the single most followed active UFC fighter on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether or not this will happen for Chimaev, who is facing the toughest fight of his life at UFC 319. That being said, he is the favourite and is expected to become the new 185-pound champion.<\/p>\n<p>If he does, not only will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-record\/\">Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s record<\/a> improve to 15-0, but he will likely become the most popular MMA fighter on social media too.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s evident we have a star on our hands, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 Most Followed Active UFC Fighters On Instagram<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-responsive su-table-alternate\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Rank<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">UFC Fighter<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Followers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">1.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Ilia Topuria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">11.5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">2.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Islam Makhachev<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">10.7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Khamzat Chimaev<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">10m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">4.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Charles Oliveira<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">8.6m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">5.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Israel Adesanya<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">8.5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">6.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Alex Pereira<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">7.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Max Holloway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">4.7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">8.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Sean O&#8217;Malley<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">4.7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">9.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Paddy Pimblett<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">4.7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">10.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Kamaru Usman<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3.6m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of his UFC 319 battle with Dricus du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Title, Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s Instagram following has surpassed 10 million. 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