Undisputed UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis has heard the talk suggesting that Islam Makhachev could move up as high as middleweight in a bid to capture a second world title and said he ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa punches Sean Strickland in a ... [+] UFC middleweight championship bout during the UFC 297 event at Scotiabank Arena on ...

“He trains with 185ers in his gym, but there is only one world champion. So kudos to him – but it doesn’t really matter because I’ll overpower him in any situation,” du Plessis replied.

We are all behind the champ.” Du Plessis made history at UFC 297 in Toronto when he became South Africa’s first UFC world champion after beating American Sean Strickland by split decision. He has ...

Islam Makhachev’s goal is to become UFC’s first three-weight world champion, which has caught Dricus Du Plessis’s attention. Despite that, the pound-for-pound number one has also recently ...

Sean Strickland has proposed a pact to Dricus du Plessis ahead of their UFC 312 title rematch. Strickland will challenge du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Championship inside Qudos Bank Arena in ...

He once again proved why he is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.” If there is a world where du Plessis and Makhachev do end up sharing the Octagon, the 185-pound champion doesn’t think it ...

Will Strickland stick to his game plan and force a striking match, or will du Plessis prove once again why he’s the champion? The answers will unfold at UFC 312 in Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena, where two ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - JANUARY 20: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa reacts after his victory against ... [+] Sean Strickland in a UFC middleweight championship bout during the UFC 297 event at ...