“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 ...
Last year, we had a similar away record and then came back here and we won four from four at home. See what the wicket does, hopefully, it's a good one and we can chase," JSK captain du Plessis ...
Undisputed UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis has heard the ... second world title and said he would turn back that challenge with ease. Du Plessis had a sit-down interview with ...
Du Plessis defends his middleweight title against Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines the Feb. 8 event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay ...
Strickland was the UFC middleweight champion going into his first encounter with du Plessis back in early 2024. He ended up losing the title via split decision in a highly contested five-round battle.
But if his opponents decide to dish it out, they better be prepared to take it back 10-fold. “I just know my opponent inside and out,” Du Plessis said of Strickland. ‘Now, when it comes to ...
After his victory, Strickland vowed not to compete again until he got a shot to take the belt back from Du Plessis. Du Plessis went six for 11 in takedown attempts in the first fight with 2:08 of ...
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 ...