After Du Plessis and Chimaev came face-to-face at the fighter hotel in Chicago, fans pointed out that Chimaev looks significantly bigger than the champion ahead of fight night. But Du Plessis shut down those concerns and believes the footage overblew their sizes.

Dricus Du Plessis praises Israel Adesanya, calling him the toughest and best opponent he’s ever faced inside the octagon.

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

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.

Dricus Du Plessis can hold his drinks. Du Plessis’ love for beer is well known to the point that he was gifted a can by a fan during a post-fight press conference. The UFC middl

Israel Adesanya can see the UFC 319 main event going one of two ways but ultimately believes Dricus Du Plessis will get past Khamzat Chimaev.

In a 5-round middleweight championship bout in the main event, Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev meet Saturday at UFC 319 in Chicago.

Michael Page is known for having a tricky, difficult-to-deal-with style, but even he has to tip his cap to UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis. This Saturday’s UFC 319 headliner sees du Plessis defend his middleweight title against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev.