Dricus Du Plessis had an interesting reaction after Nassourdine Imavov was announced as the backup fighter at UFC 319.

Top middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov is staying ready as a backup for the upcoming middleweight title fight between ...

No. 1-ranked contender Nassourdine Imavov will serve as the official backup fighter for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev ...

The UFC will have a backup fighter on scene when Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev fight for middleweight gold this ...

Former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis will take on Tallison Teixeira in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card ...

Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who's coming off a knockout of former champion Israel Adesanya at UFC Fight Night 250 in February ...

Khamzat Chimaev will finally get his shot at gold as he challenges Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 319 in August.

French outlet RMC Sport Combat has reported that Nassourdine Imavov will be the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 319.

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The UFC recently announced a number of title fights for their upcoming pay-per-view events. For the most part, we now know what the title scenes in most divisions will look like for the rest of 2025.

Dricus Du Plessis’ opponent for his next title defense has been set for a while. It was simply a matter of selecting a date ...

A grudge match between top-15 middleweights Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen has been rescheduled for UFC 318 on July 19 in ...