We are three weeks away from the largest UFC fight of the year.
The fans may have missed superfights such as Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev and Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall, but they still get a huge middleweight title fight between unbeaten stars Dric du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev on UFC 320 on August 16.
Champion du Plessis is a perfect 9-0 in the UFC with stopping about Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker, who recently beat Sean Strickland on UFC 312 on UFC 312 in February.
14-0 As a professional, Chimaev is one of the scariest hunters that the UFC has seen in recent memory. 'Borz' Manhandled Whittaker and former pound-for-pound Koning Kamaru Usman in back-to-back fights on middleweight to earn his shot on gold.
Chimaev is very exhausted for his wrestling and gripping skills, while Du Plessis unorthodox is well completed, with his heart undisputed in his UFC title run.
Nobody has discovered Chimaev's wrestling game puzzle, with many trying to run for it. A former UFC champion middleweight advises Du Plessis against making the same mistake next month.
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Michael Bisping tells Dricus Du Plessis to fight Khamzat Chimaev 'at his own game'
Chimaev is on average 4.31 removals per UFC fight with 100% removal defense.
Chimaev got USMAN four times, which is notorious because of his incredible removal of removal.
To win against Chimaev, says former UFC Middleweight champion Michael Bisping, says Dricus du Plessis to struggle Chimaev and to fight 'at his own game'.
“Dricus du Plessis, I mean, you can't doubt this guy,” said Bisping after the show at the UFC Abu Dhabi.
“He is not intimidated. There are videos from Dricus du Plessis Online and take on a whole Gracie Barra Black Belt team and they all submit one by one.
“He's big. He is strong. He struggled. He has a great judo. He has knockout power. He has a nose job, so he now also has a great gas tank.
'[Chimaev’s] I'm going to bring you down, “Bisping added.
“Look at what he has done to Usman … so good Khamzat Chimaev is in the wrestling. So if you try and just do everything you can to avoid and get away and run, you just walk away all the time. He will remove you.
'No. Screw that. Meet him head, “Bisping said about what Du Plessis should do to Chimaev.
“Fight him at his own game …”
Dricus Du Plessis has not been submitted for 11 years
Du Plessis may be unbeaten in the UFC, but the champion has previously tasted the defeat.
In 2018, Du Plessis suffered his last loss outside the UFC to top -year -old Roberto Soldic in a KSW title Rematch. Du Plessis had soldier in the previous fight and let their series set at 1-1.
This is one of the two pro losses for the champion du plessis.
The only loss of submission of the South African came to the former UFC hunter Garreth McLellan in August 2014, through Guillotine Choke.
Chimaev has twelve finishes on his record, six by Knock -Out and six by submission. We will see if the undefeated Boogeyman has what is needed to cancel Drus Du Plessis, which still has to be put in the UFC.