Gervonta Davis shocked everyone with the recent announcement of his conversion to Islam, including Khamzat Chimaev.

Since the news broke of Davis’ new religion, a vast majority of the Muslim community welcomed the WBA lightweight champion with open arms. Chimaev was among the MMA fighters delighted to hear of Davis’ conversion, congratulating the boxer on social media.

The fan-favorite UFC middleweight sent a message to Davis on his Instagram story and later on X with two common Arabic phrases. Chimaev’s post read:

Abdul Wahid — which Davis has embraced as his new name, though not changed legally — loosely translates in English to ‘servant of the one’ [God]. The phrase ‘alhamdulillah’ translates to ‘all glory to God.’

Fans warmly reacted to Chimaev’s online message with the two fighters becoming religious “brothers.”

Many other Muslim X users joined in on the comment section of Chimaev’s post with similar messages. Fans wrote: