For the first time in his UFC career, Dricus du Plessis tasted defeat on Saturday night. In his third defense of the middleweight title, du Plessis was convincingly beaten by Khamzat Chimaev over five rounds. ‘Stillknocks’ showed his resilience but was unable to threaten his challenger with anything substantial across the entire duration.

UFC 319 is officially set to take place at the United Center, headlined by a highly anticipated matchup between Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.

The new UFC middleweight champ made a drastic jump up this month's pound-for-pound rankings after his historic demolition of Dricus du Plessis.