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Dricus du Plessis reveals when he'd like to return to...

Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis spilled when he'd like to return and against whom.

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So get this: Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis spilled when he’d like to return and against whom.

Story by Dricus du Plessis reveals when hed like to return to the octagon (MMAWeekly com) Jeff Cain Tue, at 6:40 AM UTC · 3 min read Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will be looking to rebound from losing the title to Khamzat Chimaev when he steps inside the octagon next. “Stillknocks” just spilled when he’d like to fight again and the opponent he’d like to face. (let that sink in)

“For me, we needed to fix some things, obviously and I spent some time now doing that,” du Plessis told Fight Forecast .

The Details

I would love to be on that April card, the Miami card ( UFC 327). I’m ready to go again and get back to my belt as soon as possible.

Don’t fr matter who it is. ” Du Plessis clutched the 185-pound championship at UFC 297 in January 2024 -titleholder Sean Strickland via split decision.

Why This Matters

He successfully defended the belt twice before losing to Chimaev at UFC 319. Dricus du Plessis wants rematch with Khamzat Chimaev While du Plessis is willing to face anyone at UFC 327, he knows who he’d like to fight. The South African wants a rematch with the champion despite their UFC 319 title bout being a one-sided dominating grappling performance by Chimaev.

This is the kind of move that can define a season.

Key Takeaways

  • “I would of course love for it to be Khamzat and redeem that loss,” he dropped.
  • “For me, right now the next fight is the most important fight of my life.
  • And I will win that fight and I will get my belt back.
  • ” “Fighting Khamzat again is of course what I’m after.

The Bottom Line

It’s the rules of the game and he did it. So, saying it’s not fair, it is fair.

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