The South African has long held strong self-belief when it comes to his chances of becoming the first man to defeat ‘Borz’ in MMA. In fact, just after the fight was confirmed, Du Plessis promised Chimaev an undesirable experience inside the cage at UFC 319.

Former UFC champion Demetrious Johnson is in awe of Khamzat Chimaev's wrestling dominance. No one has figured out an answer for Chimaev's wrestling, which he used to outgrapple Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 and quickly run through Robert Whittaker for a first-round submission at UFC 308.

In a 5-round middleweight championship bout in the main event, Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev meet Saturday at UFC 319 in Chicago.