The sportsbooks have spoken.
Undefeated middleweight sensation Khamzat Chimaev, who rocketed to the No. 3 spot at 185 kilos by destroying Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 final weekend in Abu Dhabi, jumped out to an early betting favourite in opposition to present division titleholder Dricus Du Plessis.
“Borz” can also be favored to whoop ex-champion Sean Strickland, in line with BetOnline.
Khamzat Chimaev -200Dricus du Plessis +170
Khamzat Chimaev -250 Sean Strickland +210
UFC has but to find out if Du Plessis will face Chimaev or Strickland subsequent.
“We all the time knew between Rob and Khamzat if there was going to be one thing distinctive that occurs, there may be a change within the title battle,” Du Plessis informed 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 battle that will get me extra excited, taking any individual’s 0. I’ve crushed Strickland earlier than, and I do know I’ll beat him once more. Getting that Khamzat battle, that will get me excited.”
Anticipate a call on this matter inside the subsequent few weeks — if not sooner.
