Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) seeks to defend his middleweight title for the third time. The South African became champion in a split decision over Sean Strickland at UFC 297. He successfully ...

It doesn’t seem as if Dricus du Plessis is especially confident that Khamzat Chimaev will make it to fight night at UFC 319. Undefeated since joining the UFC in 2020, du Plessis won the ...

Chimaev will challenge UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced the main event title fight via Instagram Live.

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 said he expects to fight Khamzat Chimaev “in the next couple of months”, claiming he has agreed to two dates for a UFC title defence. Du Plessis won the middleweight belt ...

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 and Khamzat Chimaev will be fighting next, despite reports to the contrary, according to the champion’s coach. The passive mention of a prospective Du Plessis injury in an ...

Dricus Du Plessis is taking some bold challenges ahead of his next title fight. Du Plessis, who won his middleweight title by putting over Sean Strickland sometime back, has been on a song.

or moving down to middleweight for a clash against Dricus Du Plessis. After the Brazilian relinquished his crown to Ankalaev in a unanimous decision loss, UFC CEO Dana White quickly shut down the ...

While Dricus du Plessis has defied the odds throughout his nine-fight UFC run, repeatedly proving both doubters and bookmakers wrong, the reigning UFC middleweight champion would likely be an ...

Dricus du Plessis put on a dominant display against Sean Strickland at UFC 312. / (Zuffa LLC) “I have the world of respect for Alex Pereira. I think he’s the world’s pound-for-pound best ...