Du Plessis may deny it, but perhaps the biggest key factor in this match up is weathering the storm.

After Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the MMA scene in 2020 with a flurry of fast, violent stoppages that suggested a champion-in-waiting, he finally gets his shot at UFC gold when he takes on incumbent D...

du Plessis has won 11 fights in a row, which includes winning the belt three fights ago against Sean Strickland in January 2024 before submitting Israel Adesanya in August 2024 and then defeating Str...