Many UFC stars said Dricus Du Plessis had the advantage to beat Khamzat Chimaev. Some claimed Du Plessis’s bigger size would give Chimaev trouble. But nothing worked against ‘Borz.’ The Chechen fighter dominated all five rounds and emerged victorious. Months later, Chimaev says the fight was easy for him.

Nobody thought they’d see such one-sided domination in a title fight. The current middleweight champion put the South African fighter in positions where he couldn’t do much. ‘Borz’ showed off his elite wrestling. Recently, Chimaev stated that he expected the fight with DDP to be much harder than it actually was. Talking on the Badaev podcast, the middleweight champion said:

“To be honest, I thought he’d be stronger than he was. My wrestling and grappling techniques are on another level.

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