Du Plessis: "In the fight with Chimayev, it will be a total mess."

"It's going to be a total mayhem! I don't think Hamzat will go into the fight with a different plan. But neither do I. I'll come out to attack to kill him. I won't come out to defend against Hamzat's tekdowns. I will attack," Submission Radio quoted him as saying.

Recall that Du Plessis made his first title defense in August, defeating former division leader Israel Adesanya early.