Reinier de Ridder: DDP Must Improve This Before Rematching Khamzat Chimaev

Reinier de Ridder doesn’t think Dricus Du Plessis stands much of a chance against Khamzat Chimaev without showing significant improvement in his ground game.

Du Plessis lost his middleweight title to Chimaev at UFC 319 this past August via a lopsided unanimous decision. Chimaev controlled “Stillknocks” on the ground for over 21 minutes through five rounds. The South African later said that he just needs to rebound with a big win to get a title shot. However, De Ridder believes that might not suffice for du Plessis if Chimaev is still the champion. “The Dutch Knight” says Du Plessis will have to display the ability to work on the ground before he can fight Chimaev again.

“If the belt can…