Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) dominated and outgrappled Dricus Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) to claim the middleweight title in Saturday's UFC 319 headliner at United Center in Chicago. Usman was one of the few fighters to pick Chimaev to win.

During a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast, former UFC welterweight champion and one of Chimaev's former opponents, Kamaru Usman, named one middleweight contender who is fresh off a victory as the man to potentially push 'Borz' to the limit and be the biggest threat to his UFC middleweight title.

Kamaru Usman remains the closest to beating Khamzat Chimaev after a one-sided UFC 319 main event. Chimaev had UFC gold wrapped around his waist for the very first time at Saturday’s pay-per-view in Chicago, where he remained undefeated and became middleweight champion in emphatic fashion.

Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will look to notch his third title defense when he takes on Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at United Center in Chicago.

Kamaru Usman recently expressed his discontent with Dricus du Plessis' team for their approach towards the Khamzat Chimaev fight.

After his UFC 319 title win over Dricus Du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev looks relatively unbeatable in the middleweight division. On Saturday night, Khamzat Chimaev finally fulfilled what seemed like an inevitability when he first debuted in the UFC when he won the middleweight title at UFC 319.

The UFC 319 main event was one-way traffic from Khamzat Chimaev, resulting in the crowning of a new middleweight champion.

At UFC 319, the awkward yet seemingly insurmountable Dricus Du Plessis defends the middleweight belt against the frightening force of Khamzat Chimaev

Chimaev is the dominant wrestling threat and is coming off a 3:34 victory over former champion Robert Whittaker. Many of Chimaev’s matchups have been utterly dominant, and in six of his eight UFC bouts, he has allowed two or fewer significant strikes.