Khamzat Chimaev has dismissed a rumour that he could retire if he wins the middleweight title at UFC 319 this month. On 16 August, Chimaev will challenge champion Dricus Du Plessis in Chicago, as one of the UFC’s most fearsome contenders finally gets a title shot after being slowed by injury and illness.

DRICUS DU PLESSIS reckons Khamzat Chimaev will have found it ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ to prepare for their mammoth middleweight melee. South African slugger Du Plessis will make his third defence