Breakdown | Khamzat Chimaev vs Dricus Du Plessis
You probably didn't expect me to actually spend the time breaking this one down, but I figured it would be helpful to condense the fight down into a video that quickly covers some of the lessons we can learn from this middleweight title fight that nobody will be rewatching in full anytime soon.
Even if the fight was very dull when watching live, there are still important takeaways for both Chimaev and DDP's future fights.
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At the very least, we got a much better understanding of Chimaev's full game. If he's confident/has the openings to sub off the cross-body ride, he'll work for that. If not, he's happy to hold a dominant position and wait for something to present itself. It'll be interesting to see if he goes back to aggressively hunting for finishes now that he's gone the full 25 minutes in the octagon.