“Borz” made himself the obvious next choice as the next middleweight title contender in what has become a muddied situation at 185 pounds, writes Dayne Fox.
Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media.for the middleweight title. The first match between Du Plessis and Strickland was a close contest that could have gone either way depending on the angle in which you saw the fight, but it was also fought on a slow burn and never truly got into full gear.
And yet, Chimaev may have undercut himself when he said he would be willing to wait for a title shot. It’s hard to believe he isn’t going to eventually receive that opportunity, but is Strickland’s case for a rematch so ironclad that Chimaev wouldn’t be able to push the former champion out of the way? Strickland did beatafter losing his belt to Du Plessis, but a win over the hulking Brazilian isn’t what it once was given that he has lost four of his last five bouts.
What about Du Plessis’ preference? He didn’t exhibit a strong preference immediately after Chimaev decimated Whittaker. However, on the RadioRaps YouTube channel on Wednesday, he stated very clearly he thinks Chimaev is what the fight world prefers. Du Plessis’ exact words: “I think the whole world wants to see it. The fans ultimately pay to watch the fights, so the fight the world thinks is the best next fight, that’s what I want. So I think the Khamzat fight is 100% what I want.
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