UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis doesn't view Khamzat Chimaev as overrated. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will look to notch his third title defense when he takes on Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the UFC 319 headliner on Aug. 16 at United Center in Chicago ( ESPN+, ESPN, pay-per-view).

Dricus Du Plessis has explained why he might not be as quick as some of his colleagues to challenge for a UFC title at a second weight. Du Plessis holds the middleweight title, and he will make his third defence of the belt when he faces Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319 on 16 August.

DRICUS DU PLESSIS reckons Khamzat Chimaev will have found it ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ to prepare for their mammoth middleweight melee. South African slugger Du Plessis will make his third defence