Seeing his face on billboards or posters is something Dricus Du Plessis may never get used to.
The 31-year-old South African sometimes has to pinch himself in the morning to remind himself that he is, in fact, the UFC middleweight champion. But not only is he the best in the world at 185 pounds, he’s on the cusp of history this Saturday at UFC 319 in Chicago.
In the main event, Du Plessis faces No. 3 ranked contender Khamzat Chimaev. If he gets past the undefeated phenom, Du Plessis will add a third defense to his title, becoming only the fourth middleweight to do so in UFC’s 32-year history, joining Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva, and Israel Adesanya.