Dricus du Plessis is the UFC middleweight champion. Photo: Reproduction X/UFC News
Current middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg) and responsible for an impressive sequence of victories in the Ultimate, Dricus Du Plessis prepares for his third title defense. Despite being considered an underdog for the duel against Khamzat Shimaev, at UFC 319, on August 16, the fighter expresses great confidence before stepping into the octagon, for perhaps the biggest fight of his life so far.
Keeping an eye on the South African's rise in MMA, Chael Sonnen did not rule out that the champion's eventual victory over Chimaev would place him among the three biggest pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC today.
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"If Dricus can come out, put on a good performance, and beat Chimaev, I think he'll be in contention for Islam and Ilia. He'll be in contention for the top three, and that pound-for-pound top three is well within Dricus' reach right now," Sonnen said on the Good Guy/Bad Guy show.
If this fact comes to fruition and journalists responsible for compiling the UFC pound-for-pound rankings decide to place Du Plessis among the top three, the South African would steal Du Plessis' spot. Ilia Topuria, Islam makhachev ou Merab Dvalishvili in an update that would occur on the Tuesday following the event.
Dricus Du Plessis faces Khamzat Shimaev No. UFC 319(Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)
Protagonists of UFC 319Du Plessis and Chimaev will face each other for the middleweight title on August 16 in Chicago, USA. The champion is currently undefeated in the UFC with nine wins, while the challenger has never lost in his career and has 14 victories.
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