Former UFC champion threatens a wild parking lot brawl with Dricus Du Plessis after UFC 319, escalating tensions beyond the octagon.

Chimaev earlier came in under the limit at 183lb, despite bizarrely opting to use the curtain to strip down naked. Brazilian Caio Borralho also weighed in at 184lb as the back-up, but will now not be needed for the title fight.

From the training gym to the farms, South Africans cheer on Dricus Du Plessis as he faces undefeated Russian Khamzat Chimaev.

Belal Muhammad admits he’s responsible for the crowd boos aimed at Dricus Du Plessis during the press conference, stirring more drama.

Take a look back through some of Dricus Du Plessis’ infamous trash talk before his UFC 319 battle vs. Khamzat Chimaev.

Joe Rogan sees Dricus Du Plessis' cardio right up there with fellow UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 main event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at United Center in Chicago.

Though he’s defended his UFC middleweight title twice already, South African MMA fighter Dricus du Plessis is considered the underdog in his title fight against Russian Khamzat Chimaev in Chicago on Sunday morning (SA time).