UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis is pushing for the UFC to hold an event in South Africa by late 2025, expressing confidence that his home country could be ready by then. Du Plessis ...

Dricus du Plessis stands 6 feet 1 inch tall. He was born on January 14, 1994, and is currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was formerly ...

All five of his pro mixed martial arts bouts took place in the EFC (Extreme Fighting Championship), a South Africa-based MMA organization. Niel du Plessis and Dricus du Plessis have extensively ...

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

call 1-800-GAMBLER UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and rising star Khamzat Chimaev will finally meet sometime this year inside the Octagon. A fight between the South African and the ...

However, it’s also simultaneously created a lot of hype for a rematch with Dricus Du Plessis. While the South African is currently dominating in the UFC, there’s no doubt he’ll want to get ...

South African UFC middleweight champion wants to face Khamzat Chimaev next, before moving up to challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title.

On X, Misu Zuma encouraged the former champion to ‘more’ Du Plessis. South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis is losing support from fellow citizen. Picture: Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via ...

Dricus du Plessis reacts ... Responding to Muhammad’s comments, Du Plessis brought up the lack of finishes on the welterweight champ’s record. The South African also noted that Muhammad ...

Dricus du Plessis held on to his UFC middleweight title ... The win not only confirms the South African's status as the champion of the middleweight division but it gives him a 2-0 record against ...

Dricus Du Plessis did the double over ... This time, however, there was no disputing the winner. Du Plessis, the first fighter from South Africa to wear UFC gold, outstruck Strickland to secure ...