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Dricus du Plessis 'begged' UFC to let him fight Khamzat Chimaev in enemy territory, vows to 'shock the world'

The UFC middleweight champion was giddy at the thought of traveling to Abu Dhabi to make history against Chimaev at UFC 319.

Khamzat Chimaev addresses Dricus Du Plessis 'weird' style, UFC 319 pre-fight trash talk

Khamzat Chimaev intends to find out if Dricus Du Plessis is awkward while dealing with his grappling and submissions at UFC ...
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Khamzat Chimaev offers surprise reason he must fight on past UFC 319 despite retirement rumours

After a number of early-career health scares Khamzat Chimaev often finds himself in the rumour mill when it comes to retirement. During the coronavirus pandemic he all but did hang up his gloves, ...

Khamzat Chimaev shoots down UFC 319 retirement rumors, eyes triple champ status — ‘I need money, bro’

Khamzat Chimaev is not retiring after UFC 319, despite this persistent rumor.

Michael Bisping: Khamzat Chimaev won't change approach at UFC 319, 'it's just in his DNA'

Michael Bisping sees Khamzat Chimaev trying to storm out of the gates as he always does against Dricus Du Plessis.
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UFC middleweight provides theory as to why fans are behind Khamzat Chimaev ahead of UFC 319 despite ‘disaster’ claims

Despite this, former UFC fighter Din Thomas recently claimed that Chimaev winning would be a “disaster” due to the challenger ...