Dricus du Plessis will defend his Middleweight Championship title when he faces Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319 on Sunday morning.

The mouth-watering bout is scheduled to take place in the United Centre in Chicago, Illinois, with the fight set to start at 2am SA time.

“Stillknocks” is on an 11-fight winning streak and comes into this match, while Chimaev is unbeaten in 14 fights.

The South African is confident he can successfully defend his Middleweight title for the third consecutive fight.

“With my style, that is a very controversial style in the UFC, unlike anything that most people have ever seen,” Du Plessis was quoted on SuperSport.

“But it’s only a benefit because it’s proven to be effective. But then again, how do you prepare for that? How do you find somebody to mimic that?

“And at the end of the day, that’s almost my niche. It’s impossible to prepare for me because I have this unique style that… where do you find somebody to mimic it?

“I’m the underdog. I’ve been the underdog for most of my career, yet I am the champion. So, odds don’t make fights and for me, I 100 per cent believe this is the best opponent that I have faced to date.

“But so was the previous one. Every time you step in there, you’re going to face the next most dangerous guy – especially as the champion.

“So for me, yes, this is the best opponent I’ve ever come up against, but once again, I’ll show my improvements and why I am the champion.”