Dricus du Pessis couldn’t go much against Khamzat Chimaev, and a rising competition he thinks he knows why.
Du Plessis was looking for UFC 319 and was looking for his third successful UFC Middleweight Championship Defense. It was clear early that the Takedowns and control of Chimaev would be the story of the night. “Borz” had a methodical game plan with which he could keep the energy all the way to the last horn.
Chimaev took a unanimous decision and the 185-pound gold home. Anthony Hernandez could very well be the first challenger of Chimaev if he records an impressive performance about Reinier de Ridder on October 18. Mmafighting.comHernandez said that Du Plessis did not affect himself in his title loss of efforts against Chimaev.
“I was [surprised]Until I started to see what DDP was doing, “said Hernandez.” It’s like, Bro, you all do big explosive strong guy shit. That shit does not work against good wrestlers, as if they can flow from that shit. So like DDP just stood up a bit about it, and then Khazmat did very well to keep the pressure on him, to keep him on his hands, to keep it so that he couldn’t get up, and I mean, it’s very high at the end of Khazmat. “
Hernandez did not find the title match to have fun watching.
“But to look as a fan and look to enjoy blood and shit, such as people who crack the f*ck and like to mix it. It was a bit boring, but that’s just my opinion.”
Hernandez has a great chance of planting his flag in the middleweight competition race. Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho will collide on Saturday to argue for a title fight against Chimaev. If the fight becomes a disappointment, it opens the door for Hernandez and De Ridder to make a statement in their middleweight collision.
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