Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) was handily beaten by Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in the form of a unanimous decision at United Center in Chicago, ending his reign as middleweight titleholder with two defenses under his belt.

The South African once again mocked ‘All In’ for his losing run, joking that he would ‘sacrifice’ his luck to help Allen against Marvin Vettori at UFC 318 because he ‘needed it more’. Allen went on to defeat Vettori via unanimous decision to bounce back from consecutive defeats and record his first win since April 2024.