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Dricus du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev fight date revealed | The Express Tribune

Listen to article UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has confirmed that a long-anticipated title clash with undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev is all but official, with a fight announcement expected “very soon.” Speaking on the Sias du Plessis Show, the South African champion revealed that while nothing has been signed yet, he has agreed to two potential fight dates. “We have a date.…

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UFC 312: Live Winners and Losers, Results

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Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez set for UFC 312

Also DDP vs Strickland 2 I guess

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Former UFC star wonders if Khamzat Chimaev gets fraud checked by Dricus du Plessis

Too Much Credit for Chimaev? During the latest episode of We Want Picks’ “Bad Takes,” Josh Thomson admitted he feels the jury is still out on Khamzat Chimaev. He wonders if Chimaev will prove himself to be the elite middleweight he says he is or if Dricus du Plessis will bring him down a peg (via MMAMania). “How bad is he … or is he good? We’re gonna find out when he fights DDP,” Thomson said on…

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UFC Seattle: Anthony Hernandez Up For Anyone, Including DDP and Khamzat

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Anthony’s Stupid Daily Blog (1011): Fri 27th Dec 2024

I watched a YouTube video that collected all the episodes of the Tournament of Power saga from Dragon Ball Super and while the action is great there was more shouting then in an episode of Piers Morgan’s show and an American stand up comedy special combined. I love Dragon Ball but what’s with all the screaming? I’ve never seen a UFC event where one of the fighters lets out a giant yell before throwing each kick or punch. Presumably this would lead to increased fatigue as well? Maybe if the characters from Dragon Ball decided to fight in complete silence they’d realise that they’d conserve a lot more energy. I wonder what would happen if Goku and Vegeta got into a fight in a library. They wouldn’t be able to attack each other because it’s not within their nature to be able to unleash an attack without letting out a deafening scream. 

I was delighted to see that DDP is now helping Lex Luger with DDP Yoga. Lex unfortunately suffered some sort of spinal even a year ago that has hindered his ability to walk and now requires him to use a wheelchair most of the time (though he occasionally retains the ability to walk). I’ve been a wrestling fan for twenty five years and while it’s inevitable that my childhood heroes will drop off one by one ideally I would like all of them to live as long as possible (unless that involves keeping them alive as brains in jars for hundreds of yards against their wills). In the video Alex struggles to do even the most basic of stretches like holding his hands above his head but the good news in my opinion is that if he’s the kind of person who could get into the shape he was in during his youth then I see no reason why getting a handle on DDPYoga should be out of his grasp. DDP has worked miracles in the past on Jake Roberts and Scott shall who many had Wittgenstein off as being too far gone and beyond help but he got them sober; healthy and helped rehabilitate their reputations to the point that they were both inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame so hopefully Lex will end up getting the same treatment. 

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SS vs DDP 2 - UFC 312

Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis - UFC 297

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UFC 305 Preview: Du Plessis vs Adesanya

Now the biggest thing here is going to be in the striking game, because as much as I like Adesanya, I have to admit, he's not the guy from two years ago, and a lot of it has to do with how Sean Strickland kind of gave the blueprint on how to beat him at UFC 293.

The strategy to keep Izzy moving, as opposed to standing and trading like Paulo Costa did, showed how Izzy could be limited with the right kind of pressure.

It's not just the memories of the Sean Strickland fight that have me worried for Izzy either.

Head on over to UFC stats, and among the big discrepancies in both Du Plessis' and Adesanya's stats, is the volume of their striking and that indicates two guys who fight at very different paces, and it's Du Plessis who is more active averaging 4.77 strike attempts per minute.

That's the key for Dricus. A high enough rate of activity to keep Adesanya from being able to pick his spots.

I do fear what could happen if Dricus were to gas out, and in particular if he falls back on his habit of lunging/ leaping at his opponent, because that's the kind of thing Izzy will have an easy time countering.

Last month, Belal Muhammad proved one of combat sports oldest adages. "Pressure busts pipes", and Belal was great at working inside pressure to set up takedowns.

Maintaining pressure and staying in Izzy's airspace, does 3 things. Keeps you in punching distance, it allows you to engage the clinch and it also keeps you in takedown and grapple territory.

That's the part that I think most favors Du Plessis in this one, is the grappling and Izzy seems to be aware of this, and he looks like he's bulked up and put on some muscle for this one, not just for the sake of defending takedowns, but also to take and deliver damage.

For Izzy this may be the biggest test of his time in the UFC and most pros and analysts that I have listened to are picking Dricus to win.

Izzy needs to come up with a strategy that keeps DDP at distance and allows him to be the aggressor in striking, and utilize all the space to exploit his movement.

Dricus is very awkward in striking, and having slower feet is something Izzy's gameplan needs to incorporate in to his gameplan, and he cannot allow Dricus to control the space and keep his back to the cage.

Now here's the caveat to all of this strategic minutia, in MMA history, when two fighters have a personal dislike for each other, all tactics go out the window and the fighter just trade up.

That's where we probably are in this bout.

I don't remember Israel Adesanya having this kind of dislike towards an opponent. Dricus has had a bunch of fights like this, where the dislike felt more personal than professional, but the difference is this time the dislike is mutual.

So with all this in mind, I am going to pick Dricus Du Plessis to win at UFC 305, because I just think Dricus has more ways to win.

The key to beating Izzy is taking away his advantage on the feet, and if Dricus can establish pressure, keep Izzy moving and then work some takedowns in to it, he'll likely pull it off.

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Has DdP made you a UFC fan?

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UFC 293: Israel Adesanya on Fighting Sean Strickland, DDP

UFC 293 Media Day Press Conference: UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya discusses his UFC 293 main event fight with Sean Strickland, Paulo Costa vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294, Dricus Du Plessis not getting a title shot, Dana White's comments on DDP, and his hopes of fighting on the UFC 300 card with teammate and UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.