Shara Magomedov just lately previewed the upcoming Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev battle and shared a daring prediction. The putting savant believes Chimaev will demolish du Plessis within the cage and vowed to mourn the South African’s title loss with “two seconds of silence” afterward.
Chimaev and du Plessis are set to throw down in a middleweight title battle at UFC 319 subsequent month. Whereas many consider Chimaev’s unimaginable grappling expertise might be an excessive amount of for du Plessis to deal with, others query the Chechen-born fighter’s lack of expertise within the championship rounds in comparison with the South African star.
Forward of his battle in opposition to Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC Abu Dhabi this weekend, Magomedov shared a chilling prediction for the du Plessis-Chimaev battle in a pre-fight interview:
“As I mentioned earlier than, Dricus is in superb, sturdy arms on this battle and we are going to ensure that to recollect his identify with two seconds of silence.”
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Khabib Nurmagomedov previews Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev with recommendation for ‘Borz’
Khabib Nurmagomedov just lately provided his two cents on the upcoming Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev conflict. He additionally shared some recommendation for the Chechen-born grappling maestro, urging him to take a striking-heavy method.
In an interview with Adam Zubayraev, the previous UFC light-weight champion broke down du Plessis’ talents and claimed that Chimaev’s boxing expertise had been superior to the South African’s:
“[du Plessis] is an fascinating opponent. He’s very powerful. He’s gonna scrap, type of an unorthodox kickboxer… What’s good, or moderately what’s dangerous about du Plessis, is that he’s not very correct, however throws loads. He’s at all times throwing arms and legs consistently. All the time attacking. Even in opposition to [Sean] Strickland, I actually misjudged that battle… He throws a ton of quantity and doesn’t stand nonetheless.”
He continued:
“Personally, I’d advise Khamzat to strike with him. If you happen to put them in straight boxing, Khamzat is healthier. Pure boxing-wise, that’s my opinion… You’ll be able to attempt to power issues early within the first two rounds, however if you happen to don’t end him, you’ll burn a whole lot of power. And later, you may want it within the championship rounds.”
Edited by Nishant Zende.




