Khamzat Chimaev and others pour hearts over Darren Till's Christmas family photo

Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till share a chemistry like no other pair of fighters. The two trained together at the AllStars Training Center in Sweden and took the MMA world by storm with their hilarious antics online. Till’s exuberant personality seems to complement Chimaev's serious and tough disposition quite well.

The bromance seems to have surpassed the limits of training and in the gym, with Chimaev recently commenting on Till's social media post celebrating the Christmas season with his daughters.

Many fighters and fans reacted to this adorable post, with Khamzat Chimaev dropping hearts in the comment section of his friend's Instagram picture.

The Chechen-born Swede commented via @khamzat_chimaev:

"❤️❤️❤️"

Even Brendan Loughnane, the PFL featherweight champion who recently won the $1 million dollar cash prize for winning the title, dropped a heart for his countryman's picture via @brendanmma:

"❤️"

The CEO of the Allstars Training Center, @majdishammas, also commented:

"❤️❤️"

A user with the handle @carl_aka14 commented with a few words of encouragement:

"Win or lose this fight won't define who you are. Do what you do best "attack." Your cardio and new skills are there if needs be."

Another user @noahcallahan wrote:

"Let's go Darren. Yea, put it all together, get that win."

Screenshots of comments from @darrentill2.0 on Instagram

Darren Till is all set to face Dricus du Plessis on Saturday at UFC 282 for a middleweight showdown. 'The Gorilla' will attempt to avoid the first three-fight losing skid of his career when he meets du Plessis.

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Stephen Thompson believes that Khamzat Chimaev will come up short against Colby Covington in a five-round bout

Khamzat Chimaev last beat Kevin Holland in a blitzkrieg first-round submission at UFC 279, and before that, 'Borz' went to war against Gilbert Burns, edging past the Brazilian for a decision win after three rounds.

The Chechen-born Swede is a grappling phenom who defeated most of his opponents decisively while remaining undefeated in his MMA career. However, Stephen Thompson is not convinced that Chimaev can beat Colby Covington if and when the two welterweights face each other.

Speaking to Submission Radio, 'Wonderboy' stated:

"I think if it goes five-five, I think Colby’s got it if it goes in the later rounds, just because he’s got cardio for days. And we saw the fight with Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns, and Chimaev started to fatigue... Cause he killed himself to get down to 170... Will he be able to do it again? I don’t know... But if it goes all five, definitely Colby. He’s got cardio for days"

Watch Stephen Thompson's full interview below:

Khamzat Chimaev has been linked to 'Chaos' as a potential matchup, but he has also called out Alex Pereira for the middleweight title. However, with nothing officially booked by the UFC, it remains to be seen who Chimaev fights next.