Susurkaev immediately put his UFC contract to work, booking a spot on the UFC 319: Chimaev vs. Dricus Du Plessis undercard in Chicago just four days later. Susurkaev rode the hype wave all the way to his first win, a second-round rear naked choke submission of fellow debutante Eric Nolan.

UFC boss Dana White saw the UFC 319 main event a bit differently. White obviously had Chimaev winning against du Plessis, but rather than the judges scoring one 10-8 round, the UFC CEO had four on his scorecard. White’s scorecard totaled 50-41 for Chimaev, with round 5 a 10-9 for Chimaev.

Dana White comments on Dricus du Plessis' challenging return to South Africa following his unanimous decision loss to Khamzat Chimaev, highlighting the fighter's resilience despite the

UFC CEO Dana White was impressed by Khamzat Chimaev's dominant performance at UFC 319. Chimaev dethroned Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 319 to become the newly minted UFC middleweight kingpin.

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

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.

CHAOS broke out ahead of UFC 319 with main event fighters Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus Du Plessis almost coming to blows. Promoter Dana White was forced to step in to stop things boiling over at the