UFC, Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev
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Dricus du Plessis will still be laughing all the way to the bank after suffering a heavy defeat to Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC.
The UFC 319 main event was one-way traffic from Khamzat Chimaev, resulting in the crowning of a new middleweight champion.
UFC middleweight who Dricus du Plessis kept mocking for losing gets his brutal payback after UFC 319
The South African once again mocked ‘All In’ for his losing run, joking that he would ‘sacrifice’ his luck to help Allen against Marvin Vettori at UFC 318 because he ‘needed it more’. Allen went on to defeat Vettori via unanimous decision to bounce back from consecutive defeats and record his first win since April 2024.
UFC 319 is officially set to take place at the United Center, headlined by a highly anticipated matchup between Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.
Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) lost his middleweight title in dominant fashion to Khamzat Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) when he was heavily outgrappled in Saturday's main event at United Center in Chicago.