Russian middleweight Ikram Aliskerov who urgently led the UFC tournament in Saudi Arabia, in an interview with , assessed the current UFC champion in his weight category Dricus du Plessis .
Du Plessis, 30, won the middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland at UFC 297 in January 2024. Aliskerov will face Robert Whittaker in place of the injured Khamzat Chimaev on June 22 in Saudi Arabia.
— Many people say that du Plessis is not the strongest fighter in the 84 kg category. Who would you now call the strongest middleweight in the world?
-Believe it or not, I thought about this question yesterday. I also worked with him. But he beat Whittaker and Strickland, who in turn beat everyone. That says a lot, he is the strongest today. He’s a champion. And there is no need to dispute it,” Aliskerov told .
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