Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) dominated and outgrappled Dricus Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) to claim the middleweight title in Saturday's UFC 319 headliner at United Center in Chicago. Usman was one of the few fighters to pick Chimaev to win.

During a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast, former UFC welterweight champion and one of Chimaev's former opponents, Kamaru Usman, named one middleweight contender who is fresh off a victory as the man to potentially push 'Borz' to the limit and be the biggest threat to his UFC middleweight title.

Kamaru Usman recently expressed his discontent with Dricus du Plessis' team for their approach towards the Khamzat Chimaev fight.

Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will look to notch his third title defense when he takes on Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at United Center in Chicago.

Robert Whittaker defends Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant performance over Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319 against fans who called it boring.

Chimaev is the dominant wrestling threat and is coming off a 3:34 victory over former champion Robert Whittaker. Many of Chimaev’s matchups have been utterly dominant, and in six of his eight UFC bouts, he has allowed two or fewer significant strikes.