Strickland began the fight very casually and despite the best efforts of his corner urging him to up the ante, the American was thoroughly outclassed as Du Plessis won by unanimous decision (50-45 ...

Du Plessis first claimed the belt when he beat Strickland via a close split decision in Toronto in January last year, a bout the polarising American repeatedly insisted he won. The South African ...

The 31-year-old won 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 to boost his win-loss record to 23-2 and cement his status as mixed martial arts' top 185-pound fighter. SYDNEY - South African Dricus du Plessis defended ...

Dricus du Plessis is ready to go have a crack at Bob Hawke’s skolling record – and UFC superstar Alex Pereira, apparently -- after beating up, and bloodying, American Sean Strickland in a ...

Dricus Du Plessis didn't like the way his first meeting with Sean Strickland ended in a split decision a little more than a year ago, so he made sure there was no doubt on Sunday at UFC 312 in Sydney.

Dricus du Plessis put any question about his first fight with Sean Strickland to rest at UFC 312. He walked away from their rematch as the champion with a dominant unanimous decision win over ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

The night's main event features a rematch between middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and the man he defeated to win the title, Sean Strickland. du Plessis took the first fight by split ...

Strickland and Du Plessis first met in January 2024 in a bout that had a split decision victory for Du Plessis. His next title defense came in August against Israel Adesanya, a fight that ended in ...