Things are heated between the team of Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev prior to their enormous collision at UFC 319.
On August 16, Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev will finally clash in the Octagon in the UFC 319 Main Event, after almost a year of calling to fight each other.
With Chimaev's track record of debilitating health problems, prior to his fight in Chicago, he has taken drastic measures to prevent him from becoming sick, claiming that he did not go out in public.
And only a week out of their collision, the South African champion has revealed that he still has a few ways to go before he reaches the limit of 185 pounds.
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The coach of Du Plessis enters Chimaev and labels him 'one -dimensional'
'Still Knocks' has admitted that Chimaev is probably his most difficult opponent so far, but he believes that his 'controversial' fighting style will again be his super power.
And although 'Borz' is currently generally regarded as the most dominant wrestler in the sport, he has been closed by the head coach of Du Plessis, Morne Visser.
“Khamzat does not know what it is when people want to struggle him, he is only confronted with boys trying to get away from his struggle,” Visser said in the episode of UFC 319.
“We don't want to try to get away from his wrestling, we want F-Hem in his game. You can't think you'll beat my husband, come up with one thing and it's struggling. That man is one-dimensional.
“Have you seen his stand -up? I wouldn't even give him a pro -license for him -Stand -Up, he doesn't give any problems for us, we are the problem,” Visser continued.
Du Plessis wants to beat Chimaev at his own game
In anticipation of his fight against Israel Adesanya, Du Plessis received a lot of criticism because he claimed that he wanted to beat him in his own game.
Despite the criticism, he did exactly that. And for his matchup to the Chechen, 'Still Knocks' said that he wants to beat Chimaev in the wrestling.
“We are preparing ourselves as if we have never prepared before. I am not going to fight his fight there. I am going inside to fight my fight. Just like I was dealing with Adesanya's striking and I was dealing with boxing Strickland, I will deal with the struggle of Khamzat,” said Du Plessis.