“But I’m suspicious because they said earlier there would be no backup and out of nowhere got one. There’s something going on potentially, but I don’t know what that is.”

Champion Dricus du Plessis will be putting the title on the line against top challenger Khamzat Chimaev in the night's main event.

In the main event, Dricus du Plessis puts the UFC middleweight title on the line against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev, who fights for UFC gold for the first time.