Du Plessis vs Usman being discussed as insiders report negotiations

Dricus Du Plessis and Caio Borralho have engaged in a social media exchange after Borralho traveled to South Africa to challenge the champion. Du Plessis invited Borralho to his gym for sparring, which led to back-and-forth banter about contract signing. Meanwhile, Shavkat Rakhmonov posted rehabilitation video that concerned fans, as he appears far from fighting condition and hasn't competed in over a year and a half. Amid the Du Plessis-Borralho exchange, multiple insiders have reported that a fight between Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman is being developed. The post also notes that Quillan Salkilld and Beneil Dariush look like detective movie partners from the 1980s.