Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against undefeated phenom Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) headliner at United Center in Chicago. Du Plessis' head coach, Morne Visser, is confident that his star student can beat Chimaev at his own game.

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Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev will clash in a mouthwatering title fight this weekend, headlining a stacked card at UFC 319. Here, middleweight king Du Plessis goes for a third successful title defence in a row, having already retained the belt with a submission of Israel Adesanya and decision over Sean Strickland.