Since Khamzat Chimaev won two fights in 10 days to kick off his UFC career in 2020, a title shot has felt inevitable. Chimaev finally gets that opportunity on Saturday night when he challenges for Dricus du Plessis' middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 319.

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

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Dricus du Plessis was completely dismissive of two of his biggest rivals as they laughed about his confusing fighting style, despite knocking out the Middleweight in impressive fashion.