Middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis was anticipated to rematch former champion Sean Strickland in his subsequent title protection however which will now not be the case.
Undefeated Khamzat Chimaev made fast work of former champion Robert Whittaker within the UFC 308 co-main occasion and will have sealed the deal to combat for the title subsequent. Main as much as the combat, each Chimaev and Whittaker believed they may leapfrog Strickland with a powerful efficiency. Chimaev’s jaw breaking submission win over “The Reaper” actually raised eyebrows together with these of the champion.
“We all the time knew that, between Rob and Khamzat, if it was going to be one thing distinctive that occurs, there may be a change within the title combat,” Du Plessis stated in an interview with Radioraps. “We have now no readability on that, however as a fan of the game, and because the middleweight champion of the world, that’s a combat that will get me extra excited – taking any person’s 0. I’ve crushed Strickland earlier than, and I do know I’ll beat him once more.
“Getting that Khamzat combat, that will get me excited. I feel the entire world, the followers need to see it. The followers finally pay to observe the fights. So, the combat the world thinks is the perfect subsequent combat, that’s what I need. I feel the Khamzat combat is 100% what I need. The UFC goes to do what they’re going to do, however from a fan perspective and from a fighter’s perspective, I feel Khamzat ought to get the following shot.”
Who do you assume ought to get the following middleweight title shot?
