{"id":4707,"date":"2024-10-31T17:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2024-10-31T22:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T21:28:43","slug":"clash-at-the-top-chimaev-and-du-plessis-could-ignite-the-ufc-arena-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/clash-at-the-top-chimaev-and-du-plessis-could-ignite-the-ufc-arena-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash at the Top: Chimaev and Du Plessis Could Ignite the UFC Arena Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>After his impressive win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 308, Khamzat Chimaev has caught the attention of one of the UFC champions, sparking anticipation for a potential clash.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>In the co-main event of UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, Khamzat Chimaev (14-0) silenced his critics with a spectacular performance. Known for his aggressive fighting style and quick finishes, Chimaev made quick work of Robert Whittaker (27-8) in his middleweight debut. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>This remarkable victory has propelled him into the top three in the middleweight division (under 84 kg). Now, the 30-year-old Chechen fighter has set his sights on the middleweight title currently held by South African Driscus Du Plessis (22-2). According to Du Plessis, Chimaev could be his next challenger.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Du Plessis Wants to Face Khamzat Chimaev<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>While Dana White, UFC president, has indicated that Sean Strickland is next in line to face Driscus Du Plessis, the South African champion is more interested in fighting Chimaev.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em> \u201cAs a fan of this sport and as the middleweight champion, this fight excites me more, especially since Chimaev is undefeated. I&#8217;ve beaten Strickland before, and I know I can do it again.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"scroll-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container instagram_instagram-container__A0OSr\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBw6JoJNjuS\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=440&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essentiallysports.com&amp;rp=%2Fufc-mma-news-ddp-makes-borz-cry-khamzat-chimaev-torn-apart-by-dricus-du-plessis-as-fans-react-to-heated-warning%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A43303.299999952316%7D\" height=\"755\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Du Plessis added, \u201cFighting Chimaev excites me, and I believe fans around the world want to see this fight. They pay to see these kinds of matches, so what the fans want is what I want. The Khamzat Chimaev fight is what I want 100%, and I\u2019m sure UFC will make it happen.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sean Strickland\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Despite the buzz, Sean Strickland announced his position through social media, affirming that he\u2019s next in line to face Du Plessis. \u201cUnderstand one thing\u2026 I\u2019m next in line\u2026 it\u2019s been said, it\u2019s written\u2026 in January or February, I\u2019ll face Driscus Du Plessis. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Go back to Chechnya and wait a bit\u2026 sorry, I mean the UAE now since you\u2019re no longer welcome in Chechnya.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>If this anticipated clash between Chimaev and Du Plessis is confirmed, UFC fans might witness one of the most thrilling matchups, bringing Chimaev closer to his first title.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After his impressive win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 308, Khamzat Chimaev has caught the attention of one of the UFC champions, sparking anticipation for a potential clash. In the co-main event of UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, Khamzat Chimaev (14-0) silenced his critics with a spectacular performance. Known for his aggressive fighting style and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-ufc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4709,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4707\/revisions\/4709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}