Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev is bound to not reply nicely to the newest barb from divisional champion, Dricus du Plessis, with the UFC champion poking enjoyable on the scar above the lip of the Chechen-born contender.
Chimaev, who has been sidelined since October, most not too long ago co-headlined UFC 308, taking dwelling a shocking — Submission of the 12 months award-winning stoppage towards former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker in a primary spherical face crank stoppage success.
And staking his declare for a shot on the middleweight crown in his subsequent outing, Chechnya native, Chimaev has been pegged to struggle for the championship in his return to motion — doubtlessly in the USA within the new yr, nevertheless, should lay in wait as du Plessis rematches former champion, Sean Strickland at UFC 312 initially.
“I’m looking to him (Khamzat Chimaev) getting the title fight in 2025,” Dana White informed The Jim Rome Present. “We’ll see how this [title picture] plays out here, but I want him to fight in the United States – fight for a title here in the US.”
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Dricus du Plessis pokes enjoyable at Khamzat Chimaev’s scarred lip harm
Replying to a person who urged him to not kiss a shark he has caught on the mouth after posting the picture on social media, du Plessis boldly hit out on the unbeaten star, Chimaev — poking enjoyable at his scarred lip in brutal trend.
“No way, that’s what Khamzat did (kiss) and look how that turned out,” Dricus du Plessis replied to a person on his official Instagram account.
Largely admitting his disinterest in a title rematch with Strickland — which is confirmed to headline UFC 312 in February in one other journey ‘Downunder’, du Plessis as an alternative revealed his choice to tackle Chimaev in a grudge conflict.
“(It would be) absolute chaos if you look at our fights,” Dricus du Plessis informed of a possible pairing with Khamzat Chimaev. “It’s gonna be absolute chaos, I just think, I don’t see him coming in with a different gameplan and me neither, I’m going out there to attack, I’m going there to kill him.”
