Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will look to notch his third title defense when he takes on Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at United Center in Chicago.

Khamzat Chimaev tore the middleweight title away from Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319, dominating the South African for a decision win on Saturday.

Khamzat Chimaev's Popularity Reaches New Heights Ahead of UFC 319 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Ever since storming onto the UFC scene in 2020, Khamzat Chimaev has had that unmistakable aura steamrolling opponents inside the cage and grabbing headlines outside of it.