Undisputed middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis has added gasoline to the hearth of his rivalry with the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev forward of his return at UFC 308 final month — urging him to not withdraw from an Abu Dhabi return — poking enjoyable at his current exit from a summer time comeback.
du Plessis, the present undisputed middleweight champion, most just lately headlined UFC 304 again in August in Perth, Australia — efficiently defending his titleholder for the primary time in a dominant, eventual fourth spherical rear-naked choke submission win over former two-time champion, Israel Adesanya.
As for the undefeated, Chimaev, the Chechen-born challenger has been out of motion since he co-headlined UFC 294 a yr in the past within the Center East — narrowly retaining his unbeaten file in a contentious majority resolution win over former undisputed welterweight gold holder, Kamaru Usman.
And booked to headline UFC Struggle Evening Riyadh again in June in Saudi Arabia, the unbeaten, Chimaev was dominated from a matchup with former middleweight kingpin, Robert Whittaker — with an obvious “violent” sickness forcing the AllStars MMA staple from his premiere headliner within the promotion.
Dricus du Plessis pokes enjoyable at Khamzat Chimaev’s inactivity
Nonetheless, now booked co-main occasion UFC 308 on the finish of subsequent month in a rescheduled 5 spherical conflict with the above-mentioned, Whittaker, Chimaev was the topic of a barb from South African star, Dricus du Plessis — who mocked his current inactivity.
“Placed on a shirt princess earlier than you catch one other chilly,” Dricus du Plessis posted in response to a social media standing from the above-mentioned, Khamzat Chimaev.
Anticipated to tackle former champion, Sean Strickland in a title struggle rematch subsequent — du Plessis can be positive to have his sights firmly set on the end result of subsequent month’s title eliminator between Chimaev and the above-mentioned Whittaker — whom he stopped with a brutal knockout final yr throughout Worldwide Struggle Week.