In the UFC , climbing to the top is no easy task; the fighter has to take out world-class fighters to get there. Cracking the pound-for-pound list is an even bigger deal. Right now, Dricus Du Plessis sits at No. 4 after taking down names like Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. Now, he’s just one big win away from breaking into the top three, and Chael Sonnen says beating Khamzat Chimaev could be the fight that gets him there.

On GoodGuy/BadGuy , Sonnen believes that if Du Plessis defends his belt by defeating Chimaev at UFC 319 in impressive fashion, it could elevate him into the top three of the pound-for-pound rankings. Such a performance could place him alongside names like Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria , putting a spot among the sport’s elite well within his grasp.

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