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The South African has long held strong self-belief when it comes to his chances of becoming the first man to defeat ‘Borz’ in MMA. In fact, just after the fight was confirmed, Du Plessis promised Chimaev an undesirable experience inside the cage at UFC 319.

Take a look back through some of Dricus Du Plessis’ infamous trash talk before his UFC 319 battle vs. Khamzat Chimaev.

Joe Rogan sees Dricus Du Plessis' cardio right up there with fellow UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 main event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at United Center in Chicago.