Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 319 main event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at United Center in Chicago.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will battle his opponent as well as what figures to be a hostile crowd when he defends his title against Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319 at the United Center on Saturday.

The best strategy is to target Du Plessis live after Round 1, assuming his odds climb from the +195 range to +300 area. Once upon a time, Aaron Pico was the biggest prospect in MMA. He was expected to dominate the competition in Bellator before moving through the ranks, but that’s not how things have turned out.