The Main Event of UFC 319 was one -way traffic.
The biggest fight of the year between middleweight champion Dric Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev was also one of the most crooked when Chimaev brought his A-Game on Saturday evening.
Du Plessis had no answers to Chimaev struggling when he suffered his first UFC loss from the jury's score cards. Chimaev made the champion 12 times past five rounds to win the championship through unanimous decision.
The three judges scored the fight 50-44 in favor of Chimaev, with round 3 to 10-8 because of how dominant 'Borz' was.
UFC boss Dana White saw the UFC 319 Main Event a little different.
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Dana White had 50-41 Scorecard for Khamzat Chimaev against Dricus du Plessis
White clearly won Chimaev against Du Plessis, but instead of the jury members who scored a 10-8 round, the UFC CEO had four on his score card.
White's Scorecard was 50-41 for Chimaev, with round 5 to 10-9 for Chimaev.
“First of all I had a 10-8 every round, except the last round,” said White at the UFC 319 Post-Fight Press Conference.
“To be in the position that he was and the crucifix and simply being dominated on the floor and in the face and being elbow. It is a very frustrating place to be.
“I thought he handled it well and came out every round, tried to get into the fight and try to win,” White said about du Persis.
Dricus Du Plessis is the only hunter who goes five rounds with Khamzat Chimaev
Nobody had seen the championship rounds with Chimaev prior to UFC 319.
Only former pound-for-pound Koning Kamaru Usman and former title finer Gilbert Burns could have survived Chimaev. However, they only went three rounds with the highly promoted wrestler.
Du Plessis was almost ready in the third round, but the South African kept the championship rounds and the last bell out.
Despite his title loss, Du Plessis can say that he is the only man who goes five rounds with unbeaten UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev.