[3] As a child, he inspired to join after watching martial arts movies by Jet Li and Bruce Lee.

[6] Chikadze made his mixed martial arts debut as a lightweight in the WSOF, facing Xtreme Couture fighter Gil Guardado.

[7] 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.

[2] In mid-June, Chikadze would join UFC president Dana White's Dana White's Contender Series 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada to face former Ultimate Fighter contestant Austin Springer in a featherweight bout.

Chikadze would receive his second professional loss in his MMA career after submitting to a rear-naked choke in the third round.

[8] 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.

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

[14] However, Chikadze withdrew from the bout due to tested positive for COVID-19[15] and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Kevin Croom.

[22] He won the bout in the first round via technical knockout after catching Swanson with a kick to the liver.

[30] 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.