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A UFC welterweight contender recently picked the Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev fight as a worthy headliner for one of the major upcoming UFC pay-per-views. The MMA community has been vouching for the encounter for some time now.
In a recent interview with MMA reporter Mike Bohn, Michael Chiesa counted the massively anticipated Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall fight as his first choice to headline UFC 317 during International Fight Week. However, 'Maverick' altered his pick after taking Jones' unpredictability into account. Subsequently, Chiesa chose the du Plessis vs. Chimaev encounter as his most viable choice as the UFC 317 headliner:
"The fight that we all want [for UFC 317] is Aspinall [vs.] Jones. But Jon Jones is on his own timeline… So, I’m actually gonna leave that one out… I’m gonna start with one that makes sense, timeline-wise… I think that Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev is a very, very worthy fight of [to headline UFC 317 on] International Fight Week."
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Check out Michael Chiesa's comments below (23:12):
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Dricus Du Plessis cleared the air regarding Khamzat Chimaev being his next rival over Alex Pereira
Dricus du Plessis didn't waste much time in accepting Khamzat Chimaev's challenge after the Chechen-born fighter's dominant victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 308. Du Plessis has mentioned on multiple occasions that Chimaev would be the next to get a shot at his middleweight gold.
Additionally, the South African's words during his UFC 312 octagon interview hinted that he also wanted to lock horns with Alex Pereira in the future. However, in the post-UFC 312 press conference, du Plessis confirmed that while Pereira was on his to-do list, Chimaev was still "next":
"Pereira, he's such a legend in the sport, to me already, that it would be amazing to beat him for my legacy. I want to be the greatest to ever do this. But Khamzat's next. Khamzat is next."
Check out Dricus du Plessis's comment below (04:58):
