Forward of their UFC 319 showdown for the UFC middleweight title, Khamzat Chimaev and Drikas du Plessis exchanged insults on social media.
Chimaev took intention at du Plessis’ workforce, hinting that his opponent and coach have been donuts. Since then, the champions have fought again in brutal style.
Khamzat Chimaev takes intention at Drikas du Plessis’ workforce in social media publish
Final week, Driskus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev was formally introduced as the principle occasion of UFC 319.
A matchup between the 2 has been rumored for a while, and it was confirmed final week that the bout will formally happen on August nineteenth in Chicago.
MMA followers have been hoping for this struggle for fairly a while, and their needs have come true with an intriguing UFC middleweight title showdown coming later this summer time.
With lower than three months till the sport, pre-game preparations are gaining momentum. This consists of the fighters themselves, who’ve already began exchanging blows on social media.
The most recent installment of their change was revealed on-line on Wednesday, Might 21, through which Khamzat Chimaev first insulted Drichus du Plessis and his workforce with a photograph captioned with a number of emojis.
Pictured is the champion holding the 185-pound belt and surrounded by 4 coaches. Chimaev captioned the picture with 5 donut emojis and a laughing face emoji, hinting that the South African and his workforce are donuts.
Solely time will inform if Chimaev’s insults will recede contained in the cage when the 2 meet within the middle of the Octagon in the principle occasion of UFC 319 on Aug. 19.
@dricusduplessis 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🤣 pic.twitter.com/nm1zYSi1lZ
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) Might 20, 2025
Du Plessis reacts as blood boils forward of UFC 319 showdown
Stillnox hasn’t let it go fully after Khamzat Chimaev attacked Drix du Plessis on social media.
The South African champion commented underneath Chimaev’s social media publish and hit again at ‘Bolts’.
The UFC middleweight champion wrote: “Oh, you may get away with not having emojis.”
It’s clear that there isn’t any love misplaced between each Chimaev and du Plessis.
The pair will lastly have the ability to put their variations to mattress as soon as and for all once they conflict in a really epic UFC middleweight title struggle on August nineteenth on the United Middle in Chicago, Illinois.
For sure, there’ll in all probability be much more interplay on social media between now and recreation night time.
It is secure to say that neither of them are massive followers of the opposite and are chomping on the bit to carry palms contained in the octagon in just some months.
