​Dricus Du Plessis takes umbrage with the idea of Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev running things back.Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC) upset Chimaev by split decision at UFC 328 to claim the middleweight title. Chimaev (15-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) called for a rematch immediately after, but top contender Nassourdine Imavov also awaits his opportunity.Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who meets Kamaru Usman (21-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 281 (Paramount+) headliner at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, thinks Chimaev is undeserving of another shot at Strickland.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”Between Sean and Khamzat, there’s no title defenses,” Du Plessis told Submission Radio. “I defended my title twice against Strickland and (Israel) Adesanya. The Khamzat rematch is ridiculous. It doesn’t make any sense. If they do it, it’s ridiculous. It will be crazy, but let them do what they need to do.”I’ll just fight my way back to – after my performance, let my performance speak. Right now I don’t have anything to say. I can’t really say anything because I got beaten in my last fight, so you can’t really say too much, but my fight is days away, and I’ll do my talking there. I’ll prove once again why I’m the best in the world.”If Strickland and Chimaev do end up running things back, who would Du Plessis rather fight?”Obviously Khamzat would be the preference, but it’s about being the champion,” Du Plessis said. “I’m not chasing people. I’m chasing being the best. Khamzat, I’ll get him. If he goes up eventually, I’ll get him there. But if he becomes champion, I would prefer to fight him and get that win back, but it’s not something that I’m set on, but he does not deserve another title shot.”This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dricus Du Plessis finds Strickland vs. Chimaev rematch talks ‘ridiculous’