A middleweight title fight will headline the UFC 319 fight card on August 16. Champion Dricus Du Plessis puts his title on the line against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at the United Center in ...

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has Sean Strickland to fend off at UFC 312, but there's a wolf on the hunt. Khamzat Chimaev is next in line for a title shot and many are convinced he ...

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 ...

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 ...

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis says rumors of him being injured are not true. A report recently emerged that Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) won't be able to fight expected challenger ...

Israel Adesanya points to an encounter about four months ago which can now sum up his rivalry with Dricus du Plessis. "There was a South African guy in my taxi. And he said: 'You know, when you ...

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 ...

Adesanya announced on Monday that he will face UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 305 from RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Aug. 17. The champ confirmed the fight ...

The middleweight title scenario is standing at a pretty interesting juncture. Dricus Du Plessis, being the champion, is getting ready for his next opponent. Now, although nothing has been ...

MMA sensation Matthew du Plessis (19), a former Hoërskool Oosterlig learner, was recently included in the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (Gamma) South Africa senior team that will ...

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 ...