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Du Plessis: "Strickland has a very good chance in the fight against Chimaev"

Dmitriy Kel March 14, 2026, noon

Former UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis commented on the scheduled fight between current titleholder Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.

The fight is officially scheduled for May 9 at UFC 328 in Newark, USA.

"In a stand-up fight, Strickland will definitely beat Khamzat, that's for sure. Khamzat is a problem when he takes your back. We've seen this many times. But Strickland is much stronger than many might think. I think Sean has a very good chance in this fight," said Du Plessis in an interview with SA Boxing Talk.

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