Undefeated in the UFC, surging middleweight answers who he prefers to fight between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev

A surging UFC middleweight has made his choice on whether he would prefer to fight UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis or undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev.

Most recently at UFC 312, du Plessis defended his gold against former champion Sean Strickland.

‘Stillknocks’ will potentially fight against the No. 3-ranked undefeated middleweight contender Chimaev or No.1-ranked middleweight Nassourdine Imavov in his next fight.

'Borz’s' dominant performance against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 is what fans and pundits believe makes him worthy to get a shot at the undisputed title.

Recently, the Chechen-born phenom’s teammate and training partner Caio Borralho appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show. There he was asked who he would choose to beat for the UFC middleweight gold between du Plessis and Chimaev.

The No.6-ranked Borralho responded:

"I would prefer to face Dricus. Khamzat is a hell of a competitor, actually I know I can beat him too, but he's a kind of a friend of mine."

Check out Caio Borralho picking between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev:

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Dricus du Plessis discusses potential bout with Khamzat Chimaev

Recently, Dricus du Plessis appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show and hinted that his next outing will potentially be against Khamzat Chimaev. Du Plessis wants the outing during International Fight Week and said on the show that 'Borz' deserves a shot at the gold.

Discussing how he envisions a fight with Chimaev, the South African disclosed that he thinks he can maintain the same tempo for five rounds and will always put pressure on his opponent with that, although Round 1 against 'Borz' is always the most challenging one.

Du Plessis added:

"People see Khamzat as this boogeyman. That's a fact. I don't. I don't see that. For me, I only see one thing that's the potential to do good to my legacy. The potential to make my legacy even better."

Check out Dricus du Plessis's comments about Khamzat Chimaev below:

Du Plessis also said that the UFC brass is already negotiating and working things out for the Chimaev bout, and there will be more updates soon.