The UFC middleweight title fight is less than 48 hours away. Both fighters recently showed up at the kick-off press conference and shared an intense face-off.
As far as fight predictions are concerned, majority of people foresee Khamzat Chimaev dethroning Dricus Du Plessis in earlier rounds.
Israel Adesanya recently took the time to share his unique perspective on the title fight. Unlike most people, Izzy is vouching for DDP and highlighted how he has a stronger chance of winning if the fight lasts longer than 1-2 rounds.
Saturday night promises fireworks of striking and grappling. For one to rise, one has to fall - the entire world is waiting to see who ends up rising victoriously.
Dricus Du Plessis rewatching the moment he made Israel Adesanya cry at the press conference 👀💥
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) August 15, 2025
"When I heard the trembling in his voice, I was like, you are kidding me."
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Israel Adesanya’s Prediction
In a recent YouTube video, Israel Adesanya shared his prediction for DDP vs Khamzat Chimaev.
"I've looked at this fight two ways: Chimaev comes out, just grabs a hold of DDP, and just drags him into deep water in the first or second, and finishes him, or DDP matches his crazy, matches Chimaev's crazy with his own type of crazy and his willingness to not quit, and then drags Khamzat into deep waters of the third, fourth, or fifth round and gets him out of there. That's how I see this fight going. I'm going to go with DDP”.
Face-Off
The recent staredown was super intense:
Close-up of the INTENSE face off between Khamzat Chimaev and DDP 👀🔥
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 14, 2025
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