Khamzat Chimaev & Dricus Du Plessis's Verbal Spat After UFC 312

Khamzat Chimaev And Dricus Du Plessis Goes On A Verbal Spat Following UFC 312 Conclusion

Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus Du Plessis engage in a fiery verbal clash after UFC 312, escalating tensions between the two fighters — *Dricus Du Plessis (Photo by Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images) and Khamzat Chimaev (Photo by Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images)*

Khamzat Chimaev will seemingly be the next in line coming for Dricus Du Plessis’ title. And while he has been making a strong case for himself, Dricus Du Plessis delivered a strong message at UFC 312. Squaring off against Sean Strickland, Du Plessis made sure that the bout looked lopsided. Right from the word go, the South African maintained a steady pace mixing caution with aggression.

With Du Plessis making the occasional strikes, Strickland looked quite timid in his approach. And such a fight seemingly did not impress Khamzat Chimaev. Taking to his social media, Chimaev wrote, “Biggest bulls**t is this fight.” Du Plessis too, was quick to respond. When asked about the Chechnyan fighter, DDP stated, “Stay out of the cold.”

Dricus du Plessis reveals his game plan for the Khamzat Chimaev fight:

“Yea I’ll just wrestle him.” 😭#UFC312 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/Z79IWWeFRN
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 9, 2025

And that was not all. While Chimaev is known for his exceptional wrestling, Du Plessis quickly shut that down by taking a bold challenge. “Yea I’ll just wrestle him,” said DDP. Moreover, this verbal back and forth means that Chimaev is now beefing with both the main eventers of UFC 312. In recent times, Chimaev took the help of AI to insult Sean Strickland.

Khamzat Chimaev Takes A Dig At Sean Strickland With AI-Generated Image

Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland have been beefing lately. Strickland criticized Chimaev for his close bond with the Chechnyan leader, Ramzan Kadyrov. Angered at his comments, Chimaev hit back at the former UFC middleweight champion by calling him a ‘crybaby.’ Now, the Chechnyan fighter has taken things to another level.

Chimaev recently posted an AI-generated image on X. The post showed Chimaev dressed as an Arabian king. Strickland, however, appeared to be a common man from ancient times. ‘Tarzan’ could be seen getting down on his knees and kissing Chimaev’s hand.