UFC middleweight prospect Shara Magomedov has been warned against verbally sparring with his division's champion, Dricus Du Plessis.
Magomedov recently had his charge up the 185-pound ladder stalled by Michael "Venom" Page, but that hasn't stopped him from sharing some firm words on Du Plessis' status as kingpin.
"Bullet" recently expressed bemusement at the South African's ability to become champ, outlining his desire to see Khamzat Chimaev unseat him soon.
It didn't take long for Du Plessis to take notice of the remarks. "Stillknocks" fired back with multiple jabs at Magomedov's compromised vision.
"Somebody get my guy some eye drop," one of the South African's posts read.
During a recent episode of his Weighing In podcast alongside Josh Thomson, "Big" John McCarthy advised Magomedov against responding, stating that a war of words with Du Plessis won't go well for the Dagestani.
I'm gonna say this, DDP lives in a place where there's all kinds of things going on there and don't get into a verbal confrontation with him. [Du Plessis' trash-talking game], it's f**king next level, exactly," McCarthy said. "He is on point, he is brutal, he will freaking pull sh*t out of the f**king thin air and just absolutely hammer you.
