As far as a title shot, he may have very well locked it down because division champion, Alexander Volkanovski, was receptive to granting him a shot at the strap by the end of the year.

Khamzat Chimaev completely dominated Dricus du Plessis to win the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 319 on Saturday night, smothering the South African with his grappling.

In all, Chimaev fired off a whopping 567 strikes over the course of five five-minute rounds, landing a stunning 529 of them.