Former UFC champion Dricus du Plessis has looked ahead to his upcoming clash with welterweight legend Kamaru Usman.

At UFC Oklahoma City, Dricus du Plessis will attempt to get back to winning ways when he collides with one of the greatest welterweights of all time – Kamaru Usman. Both men have held gold in the promotion, and both have successfully defended their belts on multiple occasions.

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Now, though, they are on the outside looking in at the title picture, with du Plessis and Usman both believing that they have what it takes to make another run at the top of the division.

In a recent interview, du Plessis had the following to say about taking on Usman.

Du Plessis is ready for Usman challenge

“The amount of five-round experience and just how long he’s been an athlete from wrestling to MMA, the people he’s fought, just the caliber of fighters that he has fought and being at the top of the sport for so long, a guy like that is always dangerous,” Du Plessis said on Fight Forecast. “And I know he’s dangerous. He can knock you out.

“He only has one submission, I think, and he has nine KOs and TKOs, so not a big finisher, and that’s the thing. He’s a guy who will grind it out. The problem is I expect him to come with that physicality like he always does. It’s not going to work. I am the most physical guy in the division, 100 percent.

“It’s going to be a massive honor to share the cage with an absolute legend like Kamaru. I do know he’s going to bring the best out of me because if you fight a guy like that, and you’re not at your best, you will lose that fight, and that’s why we have made sure that I’m the best I’ve ever been. That’s what I’m expecting from him.

“Two fights, the motivation is there for him to go win this fight, get a title shot, sail off into the sunset with an amazing career, two-weight division champion, but I’m not going to let that happen. There’s only one champion in that division, and that’s me.”

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