There is no debate after UFC 312, Dricus du Plessis is the rightful UFC middleweight champion. Questions remain about who the promotion's best 185-pounder is. Fortunately, those questions could be answered this year.

A UFC veteran and major voice of the sport has come out saying Khamzat Chimaev will not be able to handle Dricus Du Plessis for 5 rounds.

Du Plessis successfully defended his UFC middleweight championship over the weekend after unanimously defeating Sean Strickland. The fight went all five rounds in the Octagon at UFC 312 held in Sydney, Australia, but all three judges scored the fight in Du Plessis's favour with scores of 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46.