Du Plessis last entered the Octagon this past February when he rematched Sean Strickland to finally put an end to their ...

Sean Strickland is familiar with both middleweight title-fight headliners at UFC 319. Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title when he takes on undefeated Khamzat ...

Du Plessis, the first fighter from South Africa to wear UFC gold, outstruck Strickland to secure scorecards of 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46, seemingly breaking his rival’s nose along the way.

Du Plessis, meanwhile, is 23-2 as a pro and 9-0 in the UFC. His last four wins have all come against former champions – two against Strickland, one against Adesanya, and one against Whittaker.

Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder compete in a pivotal middleweight clash weeks before Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat ...

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, Du ...

But as per Strickland, Du Plessis must not have a lot of difficulty in seeing Chimaev off. Speaking with Helen Yee, Strickland pointed out that Du Plessis will need to keep a check on one thing.

"Du Plessis did a much better job in his UFC 312 rematch against Strickland in shutting down his foe’s offense. In the first fight, Strickland landed 173 of 408 significant strikes.

Dricus Du Plessis gained massive popularity after defeating Sean Strickland and becoming the middleweight champion. The South ...

It’s going to be a Fight Night main event, I know it,” Du Plessis stated Alternatively, Strickland could target Belal Muhammad. Sean called out the latter following his loss to Jack Maddalena.

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