That was then, before du Plessis (21-2, 19 finishes) spent a full 25 minutes — a career first for him — in the cage with Strickland, getting to know his opponent as only those who’ve gone ...

Dricus du Plessis has been unstoppable in the UFC and his head coach doesn’t expect Khamzat Chimaev to end that streak. In an interview with Submission Radio, du Plessis coach Morne Visser ...

Dricus du Plessis quietened his critics by submitting Israel Adesanya and defending his UFC middleweight title against one of MMA’s best fighters in Perth, Australia. The South African had ...

Dricus Du Plessis is all set for battle once again. The South African fighter has had quite a merry run so far in the UFC. Winning the UFC middleweight championship from Sean Strickland ...

Now, his eyes are locked on championship gold. Eager for a title shot, Chimaev seems to be targeting Dricus Du Plessis next. He recently shared a bold poster hinting at their potential clash ...

Dricus Du Plessis is still the UFC middleweight champion, having beaten Israel Adesanya physically and mentally in one of the fiercest grudge matches in recent memory. Du Plessis, who won the ...

PERTH, Australia — South African Dricus du Plessis took a flurry of body hits across four rounds before defeating Israel Adesanya by submission to retain his middleweight championship at UFC 305 ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has covered sports for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists in ...

SYDNEY, Australia -- The rematch is here. Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland square off today – Saturday, Feb. 8 – in UFC 312. The main event will take place 10 p.m. on ESPN+. The ...

A middleweight title rematch headlines UFC 312 this weekend, as Dricus Du Plessis defends the gold against the man he dethroned: Sean Strickland. In January 2024, Du Plessis took the title from ...