Robert Whittaker shares thoughts on upcoming du Plessis and Chimaev fight

UFC 319 is approaching, and each fans of mixed martial arts are eagerly awaiting 1 of the astir anticipated fights of the year. The existent middleweight champion, 29-year-old Dricus du Plessis, volition support his loop against the astir unsafe challenger connected the planet, 28-year-old Khamzat Chimaev. This clash betwixt 2 apical fighters is scheduled for August 16 successful Chicago, and expectations are high.

Although du Plessis somewhat accidentally announced the second, large combat that would beryllium the co-headline, it is the main lucifer that attracts each the attention. Chimaev, who inactive has a cleanable nonrecreational streak, volition combat for the UFC loop for the archetypal time, portion du Plessis volition beryllium looking for confirmation that helium is not accidentally astatine the apical of his division.

Fans and experts are divided connected the outcome. Some judge that the 29-year-old volition clasp the rubric and interruption the undefeated Swede, portion others deliberation that Chimaev volition look arsenic the lone and caller champion.

Whittaker shares his opinion

Robert Whittaker, a erstwhile champion and experienced combatant who precocious had the accidental to combat some men, gave his sentiment connected this spectacle. The experienced Australian, who mislaid to du Plessis by TKO astatine UFC 290, but besides mislaid to Chimaev astatine UFC 308, points retired that helium has a unsocial penetration into their abilities.

Speaking connected Fox Sports, helium said:

"Honestly, I'd accidental Dricus is the favorite. I deliberation the bookies deliberation truthful too. It each comes down to 1 question: Chimaev volition sound him down, but volition helium decorativeness him portion he's connected the ground? That's a cardinal dollar question. If helium doesn't decorativeness him, if helium lets him get up - I deliberation Chimaev loses."

Whittaker besides announced that helium hopes for a rematch against the 2 of them, but besides plans to extremity his vocation connected a precocious note.

"I spot the airy astatine the extremity of the tunnel. I privation to bash 4 much fights. It brings maine backmost to the combat for the rubric and the accidental to extremity my vocation connected a precocious enactment - a fairy tale," helium said.

Before returning to the throne, the experienced combatant faces a pugnacious situation against Reinier de Ridder astatine the UFC Abu Dhabi event, scheduled for July 26.