UFC Middleweight Champion Dric Du Plessis got a page from the Playbook of Conor McGregor.
The tensions are sustained between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev prior to their long-awaited middleweight title Clash on UFC 319. After Du Plessis had retained the middleweight belt on UFC 312, and in the midst of Chimaev's unbeaten run in his UFC career, the two middle weights in Chicago.
Du Plessis successfully defended the title against Sean Strickland on UFC 312, in the midst of Chimaev's long waiting time on a middleweight title shot. Chimaev has not fought anymore since he finished Robert Whittaker in their Co-Main event at UFC 308 in October.
Although UFC 319 has been removed for three months, it did not stop du Pessis and Chimaev from having the pre-Vecht chatter.
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Dricus Du Plessis takes a controversial route in Khamzat Chimaev Beef
In the midst of his impeccable title government and dominant versions in the Octagon, Du Plessis quickly became one of the best trash in MMA. Recent quarrels with Strickland, Israel Adesanya, and recently affected UFC-Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad Showcase du Plessis' creative route on Mental Warfare.
Du Plessis has not been afraid to do the border when it comes to pre-fighting waste conversations, after he had stricland crying from raising his traumatic youth for UFC 297. The cold comment resulted in du Plessis and Strickland-Vechtkagesside during UFC 296 attending.
But although Du Plessis did not participate in his ability to perform 'MIC -drops' on his opponents, he has not been exceeded the border in his jokes on social media. Conor McGregor's constant feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov is the darkest in UFC history, with personal attacks on family members and hateful comments from the former two-division champion.
One of McGregor's most mean claims is his view that Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and other Dagestani hunters are the result of inbreeding. Despite the return that McGregor suffered from these comments, Du Plessis reflected them in his own back and forth with Chimaev.
After Chimaev had mocked the coaches of Du Plessis earlier this week, it was not long before the middleweight responded champion.
In a recent answer to X, Du Plessis went a step further in his growing feud with Chimaev.
“O s – you would get, but there is no input emoji …” Du Plessis replied.
Sean Strickland made his prediction for Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev Showdown
In the meantime, Strickland, a former training partner of Chimaev's and a double opponent of Du Plessis, shared an intriguing prediction for the coming middleweight title fight. Strickland chose his dual rival du plessis to give Chimaev his first setback in the Octagon when they arrive at UFC 319.
Strickland was recently called by Reinier de Ridder at UFC des Moines, although De Ridder will have a former title holder later this summer. De Ridder is confronted with Whittaker in a long -awaited confrontation at UFC Abu Dhabi.
As for Du Plessis and Chimaev, things escalate quickly before UFC 319. Do not be surprised when things become chaotic the next time the two sides come face to face for fighting evening.