"Hamzat is great, he's a great fighter. But I don't see what you're talking about. Whittaker's teeth couldn't take the pressure, he was unlucky. Kamaru Usman held on until the end, and so did Gilbert Burns. They weren't scared of him, even though they're smaller guys. And we saw what they were capable of.
I don't believe Chimayev intimidates anyone. No one is afraid of him. And he can only pontificate and shout: "I'll destroy everyone!" after the failed weigh-in," said the South African in an interview with Ariel Helwani.
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Du Plessis made his second title defense at UFC 312 on February 9, defeating Sean Strickland by unanimous decision.