The caput manager of Dricus Du Plessis, the existent UFC middleweight champion, Morne Visser, precocious made his sentiment wide astir challenger Khamzat Chimaev up of their August 16th meeting. An breathtaking combat is expected, arsenic the South African champion “Stillknocks” volition support his loop for the 3rd time, portion galore are eagerly awaiting to spot if the undefeated Chimaev tin decision him.
Visser made it wide connected the UFC 319 Countdown that his combatant has nary plans to debar Chimaev’s wrestling, connected the contrary – helium wants to combat connected his ain turf. “Khamzat doesn’t cognize what it means erstwhile idiosyncratic wants to wrestle him. So far, he’s lone dealt with opponents who effort to get distant from his wrestling. We’re not going to bash that. We privation to interruption him astatine his ain game,” said the coach.
With these words, Visser emphasized that his combatant is acceptable for a existent duel of strength, without moving distant oregon avoiding a combat connected the ground. He made it wide that Chimaev is not a implicit fighter. "
You can't deliberation you're going to bushed my combatant with 1 thing, and that's wrestling. That antheral is one-dimensional. Have you seen his stand-up? I wouldn't adjacent springiness him a pro licence for that boxing. He's not our problem. We're the problem." - helium concluded with harsh words.
Great opportunity
For Chimaev, this is an accidental to stay undefeated and triumph the UFC loop for the archetypal time. On the different hand, Du Plessis, who precocious defended his rubric against Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, is looking to further consolidate his presumption astatine the apical and possibly hole for different large fight, either against Reinier de Ridder oregon the victor of the Nassourdine Imavov - Caio Borralho encounter.
This duel promises large hostility and a combat to the past breath, and each martial arts fans can't hold to spot however things unfold.