Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev are able to get after it.
On Saturday, du Plessis and Chimaev will battle it out for the middleweight title in the principle occasion of UFC 319. It’s some of the anticipated fights of the yr, and as struggle week has gone alongside, the depth has ratcheted up between the 2, practically spilling over on the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday night.
The final two fighters to stroll on the dimensions for the ceremonial weigh-ins at United Middle on Friday, Chimaev didn’t even take his shirt off, merely stepping up and doing his trademark scream. Du Plessis did go tarp off for his ultimate pose, and instantly stepped all the way down to faceoff with Chimaev, the place issues bought heated.
Du Plessis and Chimaev got here collectively aggressively, prompting safety to intervene earlier than issues may escalate. Even nonetheless, Chimaev reached by safety to offer du Plessis just a little shove earlier than they had been utterly separated to offer their ultimate remarks.
“Simply gonna go f*ck this boy up,” Chimaev stated. “Someday. He has solely in the future left. He’s lifeless tomorrow.”
Du Plessis was just a little extra verbose, responding to the loud boos from the pro-Chimaev crowd.
“He’s an absolute beast of an opponent, however I can inform you this, I’m placing that man to sleep,” du Plessis stated. “Whether or not it’s on the bottom, whether or not I knock him out, I’m taking out your boy, and all of you’ll be cheering. I simply comprehend it, like each different time!”
UFC 319 takes place tomorrow, with the Pay-Per-View portion of the occasion beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
