Morne Visser, the coach of South African Dricus Du Plessis, responded to a question about whether he wants an immediate rematch with Chechen fighter Khamzat Chimaev.
On August 17 in Chicago (USA) at UFC 319, Chimaev defeated Du Plessis by unanimous decision and became the new middleweight champion.
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I've been asked, 'Do you want to do him a rematch?' I said, 'Absolutely not'. Obviously, we'd like to fight him very soon again, but there is no way I'll take the rematch with us being a little bit behind in our Russian style of wrestling. That is what it is, nothing else. He just knows how to control you on the floor. In the meantime, we've got to fix our sh*t asap, and I know what to do. I know exactly what to do and where to do it. It's a big change, we're going to have to do a big move to fix things.
Dricus Du Plessis last fought in February 2025 at UFC 312, beating Sean Strickland by unanimous decision. His record stands at 23 wins and three losses.
Khamzat Chimaev last entered the Octagon in October 2024 at UFC 308, defeating Robert Whittaker by submission in the first round. His record is 15 wins and no losses.
