Dricus Du Plessis faced Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319, where his wrestling defense failed significantly. The fight began with Chimaev taking Du Plessis down within seconds, maintaining control throughout the match, leading to a unanimous decision victory for Chimaev. Coach Morne Visser expressed determination to solve the issues related to Du Plessis' takedown defense, emphasizing the need for focused preparation rather than taking other fights. Visser believes that defeating Chimaev is achievable if Du Plessis can successfully defend against his takedowns.
Instead of preparing for Reinier de Ridder fight, I would rather spend that time to fix the problem that we've got and then go into a camp. So I won't just take a fight because a fight's available. I want to fix this problem. Because we're gonna face Khamzat and I want to destroy him this time.
If you can get that guy not to take you down or stuff his takedowns and stand back up and punish him. But he's also picked up his wrestling big time, Khamzat.
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