UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis is pushing for the UFC to hold an event in South Africa by late 2025, expressing confidence that his home country could be ready by then. Du Plessis ...

Today, Du Plessis comes in at +160, while Chimaev is listed at -185. ForbesKhamzat Chimaev Substantial Betting Favorite To End 2025 As UFC ChampBy Trent Reinsmith South Africa's Dricus du Plessis ...

Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa celebrates winning his fight against Israel Adesanya of Nigeria by submission during UFC 305 at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth, Australia. Dricus Du ...

A middleweight title rematch headlines UFC 312 this weekend, as Dricus ... to end Du Plessis’s historic reign. Du Plessis’s victory over the controversial American made him South Africa ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Opponents Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa ... More face off prior to their UFC middleweight championship bout during the UFC 297 event at ...

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 ...

Dricus Du Plessis has kept the ... Wise investments brought him well-rounded skills. Du Plessis was born on Jan. 14, 1994 in Welkom, South Africa—a city of some 65,000 people situated 150 ...

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 ...

Dricus du Plessis tapped out one of Khamzat Chimaev’s closest friends in the lead-up to their rumored title fight. A little more than a year before he became UFC Champion, South Africa’s ...

Dricus Du Plessis settled his ... Despite that, Du Plessis would like to take on the Chechen in either South Africa or in the Middle East. “I don’t care about PPVs, I care about taking names.