While Dricus du Plessis has defied the odds throughout his nine-fight UFC run ... "But if you look at a guy like Kamaru Usman, what he did with Khamzat on 10 days' notice. You look at Gilbert ...

Du Plessis called out light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira after the fight but later revealed he wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev first. Many view Chimaev as Du Plessis’ toughest fight at 185 pounds, ...

In a conversation with Din Thomas for ESPN MMA, Usman discussed how challenging Khamzat Chimaev is ... Makhachev will probably need to fight a couple more lightweight contenders, such as Arman ...

Although Khamzat Chimaev is undefeated, Dricus Du Plessis thinks he isn’t as dominant as people think. The middleweight champ also believes when people test Chimaev and match his pace, which he will, ...

UFC 185-pound champion Dricus Du Plessis climbs P4P ladder after UFC 312 (Source: X) DDP honored Strickland’s UFC 312 pre-fight pact by keeping the fight largely a standup, breaking his nose in the ...

Many believed this fight to be adraw as Usman gave him a great battle in the latter two rounds. Regardless, the fact that Khamzat Chimaev, for one, made one of the greatest welterweights in UFC ...

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis agrees with the notion that he can drag Khamzat Chimaev into deep waters ... deal with in close decision wins over welterweights Gilbert Burns and Kamaru ...

Sep 10, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Khamzat Chimaev (red ... of fighters like Gilbert Burns and Usman have been able to weather it so far. It is impossible to keep fighting at the same pace ...

Khamzat Chimaev. Du Plessis believes he’ll outwrestle Chimaev. While fight fans acknowledge that Chimaev is likely next to the throne, Usman believes another top contender is a tough stylistic ...

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Kamaru Usman believes UFC champion Dricus ... light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira after the fight but later revealed he wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev first. Many view Chimaev as Du Plessis ...

Usman, on the other hand, is still sticking around the welterweight division, though he hasn’t been too active lately. His last fight was in October 2023, when he took a short-notice bout against ...