Khamzat Chimaev continued his dominance in the UFC, capturing the middleweight belt by defeating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC 319.
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Chimaev continued with takedowns in the second and third rounds, and Chimaev’s grappling skills took their toll on Du Plessis in the third round, where Chimaev landed a series of blows while Du Plessis was on his back.Chimaev, who has alluded a championship fight since joining the UFC in 2020, gave credit to Du Plessis for challenging him.
Du Plessis showed life late in the fifth round with a takedown and attempted a guillotine, but it was too little too late.“Nobody wants to be in a crucifix getting punched in the head like that. It’s got to be the most frustrating, suck the heart and soul out of you. Just getting dominated on the ground like the way he did is no fun for everybody,” UFC president Dana White said.“At the end, I went for it, had the back. I can almost taste the victory.
Prates won spectacularly in the first round with the ninth spinning elbow finish in UFC history by knocking out Geoff Neal , rebounding from his loss to Ian Machado Garry in April.
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