Joe Rogan has given his immediate thoughts in the aftermath of UFC 319.
In the headliner of the map of Saturday, Dricus du Plessis came in as the UFC Middleweight Champion. He hoped to earn his third successful title defense in the United Center in Chicago. Instead, Chimaev handed in a dominant gripping view for five rounds. “Borz” is now the new UFC Middleweight Champion through a unanimous decision.
At the end of the UFC 319 broadcast, Rogan shared some last thoughts about the main event between Du Plessis and Chimaev. Rogan believes that Du Plessis could not find anyone to effectively imitate Chimaev’s fighting style during the camp (h/t Bloody elbow).
“The bookmakers were right,” Rogan began after it was noted that Chimaev was even a monstrous favorite as a challenger who went into the fight. I mean, for Dricus to come back and bridge the gap between him and Khamzat? That is a long task.
“It is a long task, because that kind of dominance, that kind of wrestling dominance, was not just a level. It was several levels, and it just didn’t seem that he had an answer to that. I don’t know who he brought in to train with him, but clearly, he brought no one that kind of skill.”
While Du Plessis defeated the will of Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker, his loss against Chimaev was so crooked that many wonder if “Stillnocks” will ever win UFC Gold again. It is one of the largest five-round outbursts for a UFC title fight in history.
Yet Du Plessis remained positive during his interview after the fight with Rogan. The now former middleweight champion praised Chimaev to find a way to be as dominant as he was. “Still Knocks” also promised to finally hold UFC Gold again. Whether that day will ever come for Du Plessis can still be seen.
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