Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Dricus Du Plessis (blue gloves) responds after beating Robert Whittaker (red gloves) throughout UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
November 18, 2023 12: 30 pm ET
Dricus Du Plessis is excited to battle Khamzat Chimaev if he endsupbeing champ.
Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will obstacle middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) in the UFC 297 primary occasion Jan. 20 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Chimaev’s (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in October was called as a No. 1 competitor bout. So, if Du Plessis gets past Strickland, he anticipates unbeaten Chimaev to be next, and he invites that difficulty.
“I think the UFC is mostlikely going to desire to do Khamzat,” Du Plessis stated in an interview with My MMA News. “He’s a huge draw and they stated if he wins this battle versus Usman that he will get a title shot. If that’s the battle, I