Former UFC welterweight kingpin Belal Muhammad has shared his ideas on the upcoming middleweight title struggle between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev, which can headline UFC 319 on August 16.
‘Stillknocks’ has defended his middleweight crown twice towards former champions and can now be dealing with one of the vital harmful contenders within the division, the unbeaten Chimaev.
Du Plessis is thought for his unconventional combating fashion and cardio, whereas Chimaev is thought for his high-pressure struggle fashion from the opening bell and his grappling pedigree. Many followers and consultants, whereas predicting the UFC 319 headliner, have discounted Chimaev’s cardio and said that du Plessis could have a greater probability of successful if he can take the struggle to the later rounds.
Nonetheless, Muhammad believes that Chimaev will win if he does not fuel out shortly. ‘Keep in mind the Title,’ mentioned:
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“Truthfully, too many individuals are counting out Chimaev’s cardio. DDP has an ungainly fashion, however he will get hit loads and he breaks quite a lot of guys with fatigue. If Chimaev does not come out tremendous laborious within the first spherical, attempting to take him down and touchdown all his vitality, I feel he’ll be tremendous if he retains it standing. I bought Chimaev.” [h/t: Red Corner MMA on X]
Try Belal Muhammad‘s feedback about Khamzat Chimaev beneath:
Surging UFC middleweight calls out Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev
Surging UFC middleweight fighter Reinier de Ridder desires to struggle Khamzat Chimaev or Dricus du Plessis subsequent.
After a fierce but tremendous shut five-round struggle, de Ridder defeated former champion Robert Whittaker by cut up resolution at UFC Abu Dhabi. Following the struggle, ‘RDR’ said that he desires a better opponent subsequent whom he can end within the first spherical:
“I do not wish to struggle like this, man! [Whittaker] was too robust. I wish to end a man within the first spherical. It could be a lot better. So perhaps Khamzat / Dricus subsequent. Let’s go.”
Try Reinier de Ridder’s feedback beneath (1:14):
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