Du Plessis and Strickland’s first fight featured a wild buildup. This included a crowd brawl, a dark pre-fight press conference, and back-and-forth jabs between the two sides. Amidst their ...

Dricus Du Plessis doubts Alex Pereira will be of any help for Sean Strickland at UFC 312. Light heavyweight champion Pereira will be in Strickland’s (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) corner when he challenges ...

Dricus du Plessis is a South African mixed martial artist born on January 14, 1994, in Hatfield, Pretoria. He turned professional in MMA in 2013 and became the champion in EFC Africa and KSW.

South Africa’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will put his title on the line when he faces challenger Sean Strickland. Du Plessis took down ...

Sean Strickland sends Dricus Du Plessis a warning ahead of UFC 312. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) runs things back with middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 main event ...

Speaking on the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman acknowledged du Plessis as the fourth African champion of which originally, it was the trio of Israel Adesanya, Usman and Francis ...

South African mixed martial artist Dricus du Plessis currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is the promotion's current middleweight champion.

How is he going to understand Alex Pereira.” Mahjouri followed up by asking how the corner advice from Pereira would work for Strickland. “It doesn’t,” du Plessis said. In their first meeting back in ...

“If we get to a situation where we are not… he’s an incredible fighter, make no mistake. He was so incredibly good against Moicano he once again proved why he is pound for pound best in the world,” Du ...