Dricus Du Plessis loses middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319, but receives heartfelt support from fiancée Vasti Spiller.

It was an extremely long night for Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 in Chicago. The former UFC middleweight champion lost his title to Khamzat Chimaev via a smothering so complete that the judges all awarded the fight to “Borz” with 50-44 scores.

Dricus Du Plessis' coach is confident they can work on mistakes and get their belt back after UFC 319.

Former welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy pointed to the latter as the perfect opponent for Du Plessis’ first fight after losing the title in a lackluster affair at UFC 319. “Hernandez, maybe that’s the right next step for (Du Plessis) and ‘Fluffy’,” Hardy said during an appearance on Submission Radio.

Du Plessis vs Chimaev – Main Card Results, Highlights & Reactions originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Full UFC 319 main card recap with results, big moments, and reactions from Chicago UFC 319 brought high drama to Chicago with a stacked main card that delivered in every fight.

Dricus Du Plessis' wrestling defense was not up to par at UFC 319. | Getty/UFC Dricus Du Plessis' coach still thinks he can solve the puzzle of Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev challenged Du Plessis for the middleweight title in the main event at UFC 319 on Saturday in Chicago.

The South African once again mocked ‘All In’ for his losing run, joking that he would ‘sacrifice’ his luck to help Allen against Marvin Vettori at UFC 318 because he ‘needed it more’. Allen went on to defeat Vettori via unanimous decision to bounce back from consecutive defeats and record his first win since April 2024.

Fans rallied behind Dricus du Plessis after Prince Kaybee called him out after he lost his UFC Middleweight World Champion title belt to Khamzat Chimaev.