Adesanya (24-3, 16 finishes) has said he agreed to the date, which du Plessis confirmed was simply too soon after his January win to allow his broken foot to heal. Du Plessis believes the fracture ...

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 may be a divisive figure among combat sports fans, but nobody can say the UFC middleweight champion isn't up for a challenge. Following, Khamzat Chimaev's jaw-shattering win over ...

Driscus Du Plessis (22-2) submitted Israel Adesanya (24-4) to retain the middleweight championship at UFC 305 from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Adesanya was one step ahead of the champ early ...

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 ...

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has his next title fight lined up. Du Plessis, who has defended his belt twice since winning the championship in January 2024, faces the undefeated ...

Dricus Du Plessis already had a win over Sean Strickland going into UFC 312. What he wanted was an exclamation point over him -- and that's what he got. Du Plessis (23-2) left no doubt about his ...

Prior to UFC 308, Dricus Du Plessis was operating under the assumption that he was going to face Sean Strickland in a rematch for his next middleweight title defense. Advertisement There was a ...

South Africa's Dricus du Plessis outclassed Sean Strickland to retain his middleweight title by unanimous decision at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia. The 31-year-old was the far busier and more ...