Khamzat Chimaev, Du Plessis
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It was an extremely long night for Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 in Chicago. The former UFC middleweight champion lost his title to Khamzat Chimaev via a smothering so complete that the judges all awarded the fight to “Borz” with 50-44 scores.
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MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Khamzat Chimaev has finally arrived where he was long expected to be
Khamzat Chimaev has looked the part of a pound-for-pound great from the first time he stepped into the Octagon in 2020. In the opening round of his UFC debut, Chimaev landed 118 strikes, the second most by a middleweight in any round in the promotion's history.
What prevented Khamzat Chimaev from finishing Dricus Du Plessis despite the utter domination? "A lot of mistakes," according to Kamaru Usman.