Middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis defends against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319 in Chicago on Aug. 16.

Following his win at UFC 308 over Robert Whittaker, there was no doubt that Khamzat Chimaev was next in line for a title shot. When Dricus du Plessis retained his UFC Middleweight Championship ...

Dricus du Plessis (23-2) joined the UFC in October 2020 as a 26-year-old with a 14-2 record. Before he joined the UFC, Du Plessis had won titles with KSW and EFC.

Chimaev will challenge UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced the main event title fight via Instagram Live.

Dricus du Plessis suggested that Khamzat Chimaev may not make it to their scheduled fight at UFC 319 following the recent announcement of a backup fighter.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis has seemingly leaked the UFC 319 co-main event for August. While speaking in a YouTube video for Ahmed Amwell’s channel, Du Plessis casually announced ...

Reigning UFC middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis was one of those people and he sent a message to Nickal on the SIAS podcast. Source: Getty Images. When asked about Nickal’s loss, ...

It doesn’t seem as if Dricus du Plessis is especially confident that Khamzat Chimaev will make it to fight night at UFC 319. Undefeated since joining the UFC in 2020, du Plessis won the ...

Dricus Du Plessis’ opponent for his next title defense has been set for a while.It was simply a matter of selecting a date and venue. On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced that Du Plessis ...