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.

Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his UFC middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Aug. 16 main event from United Center in Chicago ( ESPN+, ESPN, pay-per-view).

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as Dricus du Plessis predicted he'd fight Khamzat Chimaev after major UFC development. UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis had a gut feeling: he was destined to fight Khamzat Chimaev at some point during his UFC run. It was only a matter of when, not if, however.