Dricus du Plessis had no solutions for Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319.
Afterwards, du Plessis was requested if something within the struggle stunned him, and he praised Chimaev for his dominant grappling.
“The person has unbelievable management on the highest,” du Plessis mentioned. “He was identical to a blanket. It wasn’t a matter of power, it wasn’t that bodily, it was simply virtually as if he knew what your subsequent transfer was going to be. He acquired it with out utilizing an excessive amount of energy and I needed to resolve am I going to be on my again or have him on my again? On the finish, I went for it, had the again, I may virtually style that victory.”
Whereas Chimaev has grow to be infamous for ending fights together with his aggressive grappling, on Saturday it was all about controlling du Plessis and stopping the South African standout from getting any offense going. Chimaev labored the sport plan to a tee and was hardly ever threatened exterior of an exciting comeback try within the closing moments of the struggle. Du Plessis was unable to drag off a miracle end and went on to lose for the primary time in his 10- struggle UFC profession.
There’s a lengthy lineup of contenders ready to problem Chimaev, together with UFC 319 principal occasion backup Caio Borralho, Nassourdine Imavov, Reinier de Ridder, Anthony Hernandez, and Chimaev rival Paulo Costa, so it stays to be seen what path du Plessis has to take for an opportunity to regain the middleweight belt. It doesn’t matter what, he’s assured he’ll get there.
“However large ups to Khamzat, he deserves this, one hundred pc,” du Plessis mentioned. “He beat me honest and sq. tonight, he was the higher man tonight, and I’ll be again. I’m coming to get my belt again. For now, it’s his and he deserves it.”
