Finally. That must be what most MMA fans are thinking with Khamzat Chimaev getting his first title shot. Having burst onto the scene early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Chimaev benefited from the strange dynamics that affected global sports at that time. He made his debut on “Fight Island,” the UFC’s initial solution to creating a…

I wasn’t even out of bed on the morning I traveled to Las Vegas before the weight of UFC 329 fight week hit me. As I reached for my phone to stop the alarm, a message appeared on the interface from a female friend I hadn’t spoken to in more than a decade, responding to…