Hype for the main event of UFC 319 reached fever in Chicago on Thursday evening.
While Demetrious Johnson Dric Du Persis has predicted to successfully defend his middleweight title on Saturday evening, he is clearly not the favorite with fans.
August 16 was already one of the biggest cards of the year, but the fans who came for the press conference of the Fight Week only strengthened this.
The hot chicago -mixed, made it very clear that they supported Khamzat Chimaev to stay unbeaten in his first UFC title fight.
Before Du Plessis and Chimaev came across for the first time, the defending champion regularly took breaks during the press conference to wait a choir of angry.
Belal Muhammad responds to Dricus du Plessis who receives negative reactions from the fans in Chicago
Although Dricus Du Plessis emphasizes that he is not deliberately trying to play the role of the villain, he is used to this.
The South African has maintained that he only returns the same energy that he receives and this was the case at the UFC 319 press conference.
After he had met overwhelming hostility, Du Plessis played this, of course the heel and the crowd harassed when he got the chance.
A rival of the middleweight champion, who has exchanged insults several times with him, apparently received the honor for this response.
Belal Muhammad posted a video on his YouTube channel a week ago, where he called on his hometown to make their feelings about 'DDP' heard.
“I also heard that Dricus is in Chicago. This is my city. Large card next week, huge main event. You need something from Chicago, food, groceries, therapist, cage, gym, sauna, make sure you don't touch me. [Chimaev]. “
When a Du Plessis clip took a long break to listen to the crowd during the press conference was placed online, Muhammad shared his overjoyed response to the fans in Chicago and did exactly what he hoped.
Dricus Du Plessis called Belal Muhammad when he spoke about why he talked about other hunters
Just as he did with the Chicago -mixed, Dric Du Persis believes that he is not approaching any situation with the intention of combating someone.
He spoke about this during a recent interview with the MMA Guru, where 'Still Knocks' justified why he was critical of Belal Muhammad in the past.
“I hate anyone who is clear, I hate it because he is an absolute idiot … No, absolutely. I hate because he is an A – -. If you are an A – – I will hate you.”
Given the track record of the middleweight champion for keeping coupons, this may not be the last time Muhammad is mentioned during the UFC 319 Fight Week.