Khamzat Chimaev dethrones UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis
Khamzat Chimaev dethroned UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, winning by unanimous decision in a dominant fashion at the United Center in Chicago.
The 31-year-old Chimaev controlled the fight with more than 10 takedowns and spent most of the bout on top of Du Plessis, while delivering knees and punches.
Du Plessis said he could almost taste that victory.
“But big ups to Chimaev, he beat me fair and square tonight,” said Du Plessis.
“He was the better man.”
UFC commentator Joe Rogan said for Dricus to come back from the fight would be a tall task.
“That's a tall task, because that kind of dominance, that kind of grappling dominance was not just a level, it was multiple levels, and it just didn't seem like he had any answer for that,” said Rogan.
“I don't know who he brought in to train with him, but clearly he didn't bring in anybody that had that kind of skill.”
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