Lined as much as struggle Khamzat Chimaev subsequent, UFC 312 star, Dricus du Plessis has been warned he might come unstuck in his title reign by the surging, Nassourdine Imavov — with Kamaru Usman claiming the French-Russian could also be “sharper” than the remainder in the case of putting at middleweight.
du Plessis, the incumbent undisputed middleweight champion, put his rivalry with former champion, Sean Strickland past doubt over the weekend at UFC 312, touchdown a complete unanimous determination victory over his two-fight rival, to defend his belt in his rematch with the previous.
First battling the then-defending gold holder in January of final yr, du Plessis managed to place their rivalry firmly to mattress in Sydney over the weekend, outstriking and dealing the challenger — ultimately shattering his nostril in at the very least six items within the third spherical of their headliner.
And lined as much as tackle the unbeaten, Chimaev subsequent by UFC boss, Dana White — Dricus du Plessis additionally challenged undisputed gentle heavyweight kingpin, Alex Pereira to a battle subsequent, which the Brazilian is all ears to.
Dricus du Plessis warned of incoming Nassourdine Imavov menace
Nevertheless, urging the above-mentioned, Imavov to tackle Brazilian upstart, Caio Borralho in a title eliminator subsequent, du Plessis might have his palms full with the latest UFC Saudi Arabia massive winner, in keeping with pound-for-pound primary, Usman.
“A guy like Nassourdine Imavov, the way that he fought Sean Strickland last night, I don’t like that fight for DDP (Dricus du Plessis),” Kamaru Usman stated on the Pound 4 Pound Podcast. “I don’t prefer it actually. “We noticed how the standup was with Israel (Adesanya).
If you primarily simply rise up with Imavov, man, he could be the sharper man in addition to Israel Adesanya proper now with the putting in that division,” Usman defined. “Sharp hands… I would have to go also with Brendan Allen’s got really, really good hands.”
