Dana White praises Khamzat Chimaev
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After watching Chimaev knock out Gerald Meerschaert in just 17 seconds the year before, the UFC CEO gushed about him in a post-fight interview. He called him “special” and admitted that he’d never seen anyone like him in the octagon before.
The final staredown between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev ahead of Saturday’s UFC 319 main event proved to be incredibly tense. Despite both fighters keeping things respectful during their backstage encounters throughout fight week, Dana White had to separate the two headliners during Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in.
All fighters stepped on scale and all but one uccessfully made weight for Tuesday's Dana White's Contender Series 78 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Dricus Du Plessis was forced to attend an afterparty after his loss to Khamzat Chimaev. On Saturday night, Du Plessis got dominated by Chimaev for five