There is nothing conventional about Dricus du Plessis like the UFC Middleweight champion, and that is exactly what makes his title so interesting. Let’s face it, his fighting style does not always look the most beautiful or most beautiful. There have been fighting, looking for two minutes in the first round, throwing wide, running bumps that would make a boxing coach. But then something incredible happens. His opponent seems to be worn out more often or not by the ruthless, grinding pressure du plessis applicable.
He is a champion who does not win with a slick and clean technique, but with an iron will and a gas tank that seems eternal. “Still Knocks” broke some of the most technical hunters in the 185 pound division, including former champions such as Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya, simply by refusing to take a single step back. He has proven that heart and pressure can be the most effective tools in the arsenal of a hunter.
The approach of Du Plessis is usually a calculated type of chaos. He fights for a middle weight for a long time, using an unorthodox attitude and constant level changes to hide his submissions. His striking, in the absence of a better word, seems ‘strange’, crocheting, stabbing fronts and explosions, but it is supported by a strong chin and a great cardio with which he has the pressure maintained deep in the championship rounds. On the mat he combines heavy top control with imminent submission attempts. It is a style that looks wild at first sight, but every uncomfortable corner is designed to break the comfort zone of an opponent, who has worked well for him so far.
Dricus Duplessis’s most difficult challenge so far
With an assessment of both hunters, it would be fair to say that this entire championship is heavily dependent on the first ten minutes. For the challenger, Khamzat Chimaev, the plan would be simple: the storm was that he has been his entire career. From ‘Borz’ he is expected to explode from his corner, looking for the Takedown to unleash that fearless top pressure he is famous for. Strive to overwhelm Dricus before the champion can ever find his rhythm.
But if Du Plessis is still after that first Blitz, the fight enters his world. His way to victory is to make it ugly, pushing ahead and converting the fight into an ugly war. He has to survive and drag Chimaev to the deep end of the championship rounds to ask the most important question: what happens to the ‘wolf’ when his cardio finally betrays him? If so.
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