KHAMZAT CHIMAEV is the UFC’s new middleweight champion following a BLOWOUT victory over Dricus Du Plessis.

However MMA followers weren’t blissful together with his wrestling-dominant show and showered him with BOOS after UFC 319’s essential occasion judges turned of their 50-44 scorecards

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Fan favorite Chimaev, 31, went into his maiden title struggle as a HUGE favorite over the dominant champ.

And he ripped the 185lbs strap from DDP’s clutches with a large unanimous resolution victory, a bit of over 5 years after his unbelievable debut in MMA’s high promotion.

An elated Chimaev mentioned: “I am blissful, blissful as at all times to get my cash. Dana [White] ship me my cash, brother.”

He added: “That man is powerful, I could not end him. Respect to that man.

“The one champion was saying my identify. This man has huge coronary heart.

“He is an actual lion, an African actual lion. Thanks, brother.”

A slew of struggle followers flocked to X after Chimaev’s post-fight interview to lambast his model.

One wrote: “I’ll by no means watch one other Chimaev struggle for so long as I stay.

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“Absolutely the most boring, overrated, bulls**t fighter to ever watch.

“I don’t give a f**okay in case you disagree, you’re incorrect.”

One other mentioned: ” Bro, Chimaev is such a boring fighter. Fighters like him are ruining UFC.”

And one other mentioned: “I’ve by no means seen a extra boring fighter than Khamzat Chimaev. Dominant however boring as hell.”

Chimaev, unsurprisingly, instantly shot for a takedown after pawing out some range-guaging strikes and was profitable in grounding the South African within the first.

DDP accepted the takedown however remained calm beneath the relentless high stress.

However he will need to have began to panic when he bought put right into a mounted crucifix.

Du Plessis managed to get out of the precarious possession with simply over two minutes of the spherical remaining, however he remained beneath the challenger.

That man is powerful, I could not end him. Respect to that man.”

Khamzat Chimaev on Dricus Du Plessis

Du Plessis briefly managed to pressure a scramble with 30 seconds to go, however discovered himself grounded once more simply earlier than the horn went.

Chimaev was at his suffocating greatest as soon as once more after the restart, taking down the champion with a double leg after they traded physique kicks.

He chipped away at DDP with knees to the physique as he seemed for the champion to make a mistake.

However DDP did not panic as he rode out the spherical with Chimaev on his again.

DDP seemed visibly fatigued forward of the third spherical, and his depleted fuel tank little doubt performed a component in Chimaev securing the simplest takedown of the struggle seconds after the restart.

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Chimaev managed to safe a mounted crucifix once more, however Du Plessis as soon as once more did an excellent job defending his head within the physique of the challenger.

Chimaev then managed to bloody the champion with a couple of brief elbows within the crucifix place.

Du Plessis managed to stuff a takedown for the primary time in the beginning of the fourth, however he was finally grounded once more by a relentless Chimaev.

Du Plessis was given some transient respite with a minute to go when referee Marc Goddard bizarrely separated the pair.

However Chimaev shortly bought him to the canvas after consuming a physique kick.

Du Plessis got here out swinging within the fifth, letting his arms go after throwing a laboured flying knee.

However it took Chimaev a mere 30 seconds to take him down for the umpteenth time.

DDP bought again to his toes with simply over two minutes of the spherical remaining and wound up on high of the challenger.

And after touchdown on his again, he went for a Hail Mary guillotine. Chimaev, nevertheless, was capable of pop his head out.

Chaos ensued after referee Goddard separated the pair on the bottom, with Chimaev getting caught by two exhausting pictures.

He then shot for a takedown however noticed his try to re-ground the struggle stuffed.

Du Plessis proceeded to search for a rear-naked choke, however Chimaev was smart to it and defended it earlier than ending the spherical, and the struggle, in high place.