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.

Things got chippy between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev ahead of their fight at UFC 319 on Saturday. At their final faceoff on Friday, du Plessis and Chimaev got physical and had to be separated by UFC president Dana White. The two squared off and took some jabs at one another before Chimaev shoved du Plessis.

Khamzat Chimaev is finally getting his chance at UFC gold, but will Dricus du Plessis keep him waiting? This Saturday at United Center in Chicago, du Plessis puts his middleweight title on the line against Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319.