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USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 20: Dricus Du Plessis climbs P4P record
Following UFC 305, the USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie rankings required updating.
In the primary occasion at RAC Enviornment in Perth, Australia, middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis denied Israel Adesanya’s try at reclaiming gold. The combat was a aggressive one, however Du Plessis discovered a path to a rear-naked choke submission in Round 4.
Already at No. 1 within the divisional rankings, Du Plessis moved up on the pound-for-pound record from No. 9 to No. 7.
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