The Weasle warned that Du Plessis’ habit of throwing slow, naked switch-kicks is a disaster against an elite wrestler like Chimaev. He highlighted two film clips: Darren Till simply grabbed a telegraphed leg kick and dumped Du Plessis to the mat, and Brunson did the same earlier in the fight. Even non-wrestlers turned those catches into dominant top positions. Chimaev routinely times entries off caught kicks and low-levels underneath elbow frames, so The Weasle expects the first caught kick to translate into a blast double or immediate back-take. He suggested fading Du Plessis takedown defense props (Under 0.5 takedowns surrendered is +money at some books) and instead betting markets like “Chimaev to land the first takedown” or live-betting Chimaev once Du Plessis starts kicking. The core thesis: every telegraphed kick becomes a built-in takedown attempt for Khamzat, drastically shortening Du Plessis’ path to an upset.