UFC 319 is nearing, and Dricus du Plessis seems ready for the Khamzat Chimaev challenge. The middleweight champion has been confident about his chances of beating the Chechen-born star ever since he spoke about it following his UFC 312 win. Well, it seems like du Plessis hasn’t convinced all the fans that he’s going to come out on top, and shared varying reactions to the outcome of the PPV main event this month.
Dricus du Plessis’ coach has taken some severe measures to make sure that his fighter caters to the game plan. As we all know, ‘Stillknocks’ is not your regular MMA fighter. He’s got quite an unorthodox stance, which could see him miss out on certain tactics as he tends to operate outside the playbook at times. But to make sure du Plessis can stay on his feet during his fight against Khamzat Chimaev, his coach put a $10K bounty on his head for anyone who manages to take him down.
The training is still going on for Dricus du Plessis, who shared some recent snaps of the work he’s putting in at his gym. From striking to grappling, he’s looking at all facets, and it seems like the middleweight champion is pretty confident about his chances against Khamzat Chimaev, as he was looking pretty jacked. He wrote, “This one’s going to be special,” on an Instagram post.
Well, Dricus du Plessis is confident, but the fans? Not so much. Nevertheless, there were a lot of reactions from the fandom in the South African star’s Instagram post, and it seems they envision the champion defending his belt against Khamzat Chimaev.
Most fans side with Dricus du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev
Well, Khamzat Chimaev’s fans were in business on Dricus du Plessis’ Instagram, as some of them ridiculed his confidence about beating the Chechen-born star. Moreover, they even took jibes at them with comments like, “You’re genuinely so cooked it’s not even funny. Khamzat in 3,” and, “Khamzat wins on paper but ddp can’t read,” believing that Chimaev will make quick work of the South African star.
Furthermore, one of the biggest topics of discussion between Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus du Plessis appears to be the size difference. ‘Stilllknocks’ has a bit more bulked-up physique, as we can see in his Instagram post, than Chimaev, since he’s also competed as a light heavyweight in the past. But given how ‘Borz’ manhandled Robert Whittaker, a fan commented, “Hahah your fans were saying u were much bigger the khamzat I don’t see it. Khamzat is gonna send u back to south Africa in a bodybag my friend.”
It was then that the Dricus du Plessis fans took over the comments section. Some fans believe that Dricus du Plessis engaging in a war of words with Khamzat Chimaev during the press conference will seal the Chechen-born star’s fate at UFC 319. After all, he’s known to make opponents cry and even get on their nerves. On that note, a couple of fans commented, “DDP by press conference,” and “Dricus by joking about personal issues.”
Meanwhile, some fans were fixated on Dricus du Plessis’ physique. As one of them wrote, “How tf you cut to 185,” they expressed their amazement at his ability to cut down to the middleweight championship weight limit. Meanwhile, the du Plessis fans kept showing their support, with one of them going on to take a swipe at Khamzat Chimaev’s past health struggles. “DDP by immune system.”
Well, the fight is around the corner, and who wins and who doesn’t will be decided at UFC 319. Regardless, let us know how you think the fight pans out in the comments down below.
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