Dricus Du Plessis sits at the top as the reigning king of the middleweight division. But there’s a hungry wolf circling his throne. Khamzat Chimaev has been tearing through opponents. The Chechen-born fighter has made grown men look like amateurs with his suffocating wrestling game. His takedowns are legendary in the worst possible way for his opponents.. They study his wrestling highlights and work on sprawls and cage work until their legs give out. But Du Plessis isn’t like most fighters.<\/p>
Du Plessis has walked the walk every single time he’s stepped into that octagon. He’s the guy who knocked out Robert Whittaker when everyone said he couldn’t. He survived wars with guys like Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya came out on top. Now he’s telling the world he plans to be the hunter instead of the hunted against arguably the most feared wrestler in the sport at UFC <\/a>319.<\/p> The South African champion just dropped a bomb that sent shockwaves through the MMA world. Talking to Submission Radio<\/strong>, Du Plessis declared that he intends to chase down Chimaev in the initial round, when the Chechen fighter is the most dangerous.<\/p> “It’s gonna be absolute chaos… I’m going there to kill him. I’m not going out there to defend Khamzat’s take downs. I am going in to attack.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>Dricus Du Plessis Ready To Chase Khamzat Chimaev Down<\/h2>