February 6, 2025
Dricus Du Plessis (22-2) is set to defend his middleweight title in the main event of UFC 312 against Sean Strickland. Du Plessis and Strickland fought at UFC 297 in January of 2024 and it was the South African who won a split decision to become the new champ. Entering this fight, the champ is a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,600. In the UFC, Du Plessis is 8-0 with six wins by stoppage and has defended his belt once. Should he win, he will face Khamzat Chimaev next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
August 18, 2024
Dricus Du Plessis scored a fourth-round submission win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 to defend his middleweight title for the first time. The first round was pretty even and in the second round, the South African used his grappling as he took Adesanya down three times and had 3:28 of control time. However, he struggled in the third round and to begin the fourth round as Adesanya started to find his range. Yet, Du Plessis landed some big shots that started to hurt Adesanya and as he got ahold of his back he sunk in a submission and got the win. With the win, Du Plessis is now 22-2 as a pro and 8-0 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
August 15, 2024
Dricus Du Plessis (21-2) is set to make the first defense of his middleweight title as he takes on Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305. Du Plessis won the title back in January with a split-decision win over Sean Strickland. Despite being the champion, Du Plessis is the slight underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900. Du Plessis is 7-0 in the UFC with five wins by stoppage. If he can pull off the upset and remain the champion, he would rematch Strickland next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 21, 2024
Dricus Du Plessis remained undefeated in the UFC and became the new middleweight champion with a split decision win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297. Du Plessis was outstruck in the first round but did go for 2-for-3 on his takedowns in the first five minutes. The fight was back-and-forth, but the South African was able to win rounds two through four on two of the judges' scorecards to edge out the split decision. Du Plessis was outstruck 183-to-140 but went 6-for-11 on his takedowns with 2:08 of control. It was a very competitive fight, but Du Plessis was able to edge out the win, despite being outstruck four of the five rounds.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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