Chael Sonnen is uninterested in UFC fighters sharing particulars of their accidents.
Not too long ago, the damage bug has reportedly impacted one other yet-to-be-announced title combat. That being the conflict between reigning middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev. Although nothing had been made official, rumors had been swirling that the 2 would tussle at UFC 317 on June 28 in the course of the promotion’s Worldwide Combat Week.
Nonetheless, that now not seems to be the case. Based on a report from Kevin Iole, Du Plessis shall be unable to compete on the occasion on account of an damage. Chimaev later commented on the state of affairs, writing, “This man greatest bullsh*t” on X.
To date, Du Plessis has not revealed particulars of the alleged damage, and ‘The American Gangster’ hopes it stays that method.
“Now, he did point out the end result of a presidential election might decide his capability to journey,” Sonnen stated in a video on his YouTube channel. “However because the day he talked about that, and since we get the information proper now that that combat, alleged to have been deliberate, goes up in smoke, nothing has ever been talked about once more. I’m good with the entire thing. I’m simply making an attempt to set the stage for you guys.
So, Dricus Du Plessis, who, by the way in which, I actually hope by no means tells us what’s flawed with him. Like, I’m so sick of fighters utilizing the web as an excuse for getting out of one thing: ‘Right here I’m, take a look at me, I’m in a hospital mattress, and due to this fact each declare that you just’ve ever heard should be true. Hey, look, right here’s an X-ray, it should be mine since I’m the one placing it on social media, and due to this fact I’m utterly justified in pulling out of the one job that I get requested to do thrice a 12 months.’
“Like, it’s none of our enterprise, and to this point, Dricus hasn’t informed us what it’s. Now, as a lot as I hope that Dricus continues to not inform us what it’s, discovering out what it’s has a relevancy. As a result of will we do an interim championship? Can we not do an interim championship?”
With ‘DDP’ Out, might we see Chimaev vs. Borralho for an interim UFC middleweight title?
The severity of Du Plessis’ damage might finally decide whether or not or not the UFC opts to introduce an interim title for Chimaev to combat for earlier than ‘DDP’ is able to return.
If that’s the route the promotion plans to take, one fighter has already volunteered as tribute.
“I do know a man @ufc,” No.6 ranked middleweight contender Caio Borralho wrote on X. “You recognize who to name.”
Borralho later added that Chimaev accepted the problem and that their combat can be even larger than the promotion’s authentic plans.
