According to insider reports mentioned in a Telegram post, a fight between middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is being developed. This comes amid a public exchange between Du Plessis and Caio Borralho, who traveled to South Africa to challenge the champion. Du Plessis invited Borralho to spar at his gym and questioned why the Brazilian believed he was in title contention. The post also mentioned that Shavkat Rakhmonov posted rehabilitation footage showing him far from fighting condition, having not competed in over a year and a half. The potential Du Plessis-Usman matchup would represent a significant move up in weight for the former welterweight king.
