Dricus du Plessis has run roughshod by way of the UFC middleweight division since debuting with the organisation in October 2020.
The South African, previously the KSW and EFC 185-pound pacesetter, defends his crown towards the person he received it from a little bit greater than a yr in the past — Sean Strickland — in the principle occasion of UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia on February 9.
With a win, the South African would obtain a uncommon feat within the organisation: a nine-fight win streak. And a few of these wins have come towards the division’s greatest within the likes of Israel Adesanya, Darren Until, Strickland — and in the summertime of 2023, towards the previous champion Robert Whittaker.
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