Dricus du Plessis
Sean Strickland rematch or Israel Adesanya next? UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis opens vote to fans
UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is willing to consider fighting Sean Strickland again. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defeated Strickland by split decision to claim the 185-pound title at UFC 297 in January. He is projected to make his first title defense against Israel Adesanya – a...
Sean Strickland makes case for Dricus Du Plessis rematch: ‘Dana himself thought I won’
Sean Strickland thinks he’s deserving of an immediate rematch with UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. After losing the belt in a debated split decision in January’s UFC 297 headliner in Toronto, Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) wants a chance to run it back with Du Plessis (21-2 MMA,...
Brendan Allen unimpressed by Dricus Du Plessis’ ‘lucky’ UFC title run
Brendan Allen is not too impressed with the body of work from UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. Despite currently holding gold at 185 pounds, being undefeated in the octagon and finishing several known names, Allen doesn’t see Du Plessis as the rightful champ of the division. Allen believes...
Robert Whittaker: I’d beat new UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis 9 times out of 10
Robert Whittaker is confident he will beat Dricus Du Plessis if they fight again. Former champion Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) was upset by Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) this past July at UFC 290 when he was stopped by second-round TKO. Du Plessis then went beat Sean...
Henry Cejudo: UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis should tell Israel Adesanya to ‘take a hike’
Henry Cejudo advises Dricus Du Plessis to go after Alex Pereira, not Israel Adesanya. During the UFC 297 pre-fight news conference, Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) expressed interest in eventually moving up to light heavyweight to face champion Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) if he were to beat...
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Jan. 23: Dricus Du Plessis, Raquel Pennington take No. 1 spots
The UFC’s first pay-per-view event of 2024 in Toronto produced a few moves in this week’s rankings update. At UFC 297, two new champions were crowned at Scotiabank Arena, as Dricus Du Plessis and Raquel Pennington claimed gold. In the main event, Du Plessis became the middleweight champion by...
Daniel Cormier praises Dricus Du Plessis’ performance at UFC 297, admits he never thought he would be champion
Dricus Du Plessis surpassed Daniel Cormier’s expectations. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) dethroned Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split decision to become middleweight champion in Saturday’s UFC 297 headliner at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Looking at the landscape at 185 pounds, Cormier is surprised to see...
5 biggest takeaways from UFC 297: Is UFC relieved to see Sean Strickland’s title reign end?
What mattered most at UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto? Here are a few post-fight musings …
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