#UFC319 odds reveal favorite for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

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Sportsbooks have already chosen a favorite for Dricus Du Plessis’ upcoming title defense against Khamzat Chimaev.

Du Plessis (23-2) puts his middleweight belt on the line against Chimaev (14-0) in the main event at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 at the United Center in Chicago. Chimaev has opened as a moderate -190 favorite against the champ, who stands +150 on the comeback. The odds are a reflection of how Chimaev is perceived, as he gets a title shot just two fights after permanently moving up to middleweight.

Those two wins went a long way in determining the top contender status for the man born in Chechnya. While he had shifted up and down in weight, he made things official in the 185-pound division by taking on an inflated ex-welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. Outworking “The Nigerian Nightmare” for the good part of three rounds, he went on to crush the jaw of Robert Whittaker with a face crank to cement his status as an elite 185er. “Borz” has finished six of his eight UFC wins so far, laying waste the likes of Gerald Meerschaert, Kevin Holland and Jingliang Li.

Meanwhile, Du Plessis is unbeaten since 2019, riding an 11-fight winning streak which includes nine UFC outings. “Stillknocks” claimed the title with a close split decision against Sean Strickland last year and defended it by becoming the first combatant to ever submit Israel Adesanya in professional MMA competition. The South African then put any concerns about his title reign to bed by beating Strickland in their rematch conclusively with two scores of 50-45 in his favor this February.

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UFC 319 Odds Reveal Favorite for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev

Sportsbooks have already chosen a favorite for Dricus Du Plessis’ upcoming title defense against Khamzat Chimaev.

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[GordoBarraBJJ]

As it should be - he is a proven champion.

 

[Kwic]

As it should be - he is a proven champion.

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[humdizzle]

[does not] make sense

ddp has proven cardio and well roundedness.

if khamzat beat a healthy whittaker and actually sank a choke in, i'd change my mind.

 

[Moin]

Chimaev has opened as a moderate -190 favorite against the champ​

 

[188912345]

makes sense

ddp has proven cardio and well roundedness.

if khamzat beat a healthy whittaker and actually sank a choke in, i'd change my mind.

Chimaev is the favorite.

 

[Dorkman]

Not surprised given how strong hype trains can be. But I think DDP takes it. He's huge and strong for 185, and wrestles and grapples well. I think he's going to be able to weather the 5-7 minutes of crashing waves. And then take over the attrition game.

 

[humdizzle]

Chimaev is the favorite.

OP misled me with the pic of DDP opening the post

 

[Ibm]

DDP will win.

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

As a Swede I don't really like Chimaev after he went to sit on the lap of one of this worlds worst dictators instead.
While Dricus turned out to be somekind of weird violent South African hippie instead hugging and loving all people.
(Chimaev seem to be a really nice guy too btw but I will save that for after the fight).

 

[Elvis.]

Seems a touch wide to me , but that’s what I said before he fought Whittaker and he crushed his face , so it’s hard to say

 

[Luffy]

Well, that fight is bizarre. We don't know what DDP it will be. There's that DDP that's roughly ~ Sean and who doesn't look as big physically. But then, there is that DDP who beat Izzy after a good fight and smashed Sean in the 2nd fight, who seemed to have discovered a new gym tem exercise to double in size lol.

How will Chimaev beat DDP? I'd say logically, he would. Like, Whittaker at least, was capable of taking DDP down. DDP tried to wrestle Sean in their first fight and could not sub him or even keep him down to do any damage. So how he plans to wrestle Chimaev, idk. I mean, it's possible he has a crazy talent for picking up things quickly to stop the takedowns. Alex Pereira managed to stop all takedowns vs Ankalaev, proving his perceived weakness is not an issue anymore. But Khamzat's grappling is the best of UFC right now, likely.

But again, DDP is big for the division. Heck, he's big for LHW even. He weighs 225 lb walking in daily.... And he is estimated to get up to ~ 210 lb during fight night. Chimaev on the other hand, while a little big for 185, is still estimated to fight ~197 lb ... So Chimaev is more of a natural middleweight. DDP is just too big. But weirdly, he can cut that much (he weighs almost the same as JJ...) and still not look off or weakened during fight night. He may have his secrets too. This South Africa power he talks about... Means he's some special imo. Strong for sure, but gets a boost with by "remembering himself of his South Africa's power genes" before fights. Chimaev is some special too, so yeah they both will use their super powers. I think DDP too much tho. Too big for Khamzat.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Free money on DDP at underdog odds (disrespectful).
Fight will close closer to -115 -115

 

[188912345]

Still good value on Khamzat.

 

[Captain Insano]

As a Swede I don't really like Chimaev after he went to sit on the lap of one of this worlds worst dictators instead.
While Dricus turned out to be somekind of weird violent South African hippie instead hugging and loving all people.
(Chimaev seem to be a really nice guy too btw but I will save that for after the fight).

If you moved to Chechnya they would never adopt you as a Chechen.

He isn't swedish

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

If you moved to Chechnya they would never adopt you as a Chechen.

He isn't swedish

They actually might since I have a nice red beard!
But also the money they get offered to sit in the lap is too great for any normaly functioning individual to refuse.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

As it should be - he is a proven champion.

You didn’t read shit, did you?

Borz is the fav. It says it in the article. Borz opened at -190, Dricus at +150.