The other fighters included in Du Plessis' top five were Anderson Silva, Gilbert Burns, and Mirko Cro Cop. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and ...

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has welcomed South African Dricus du Plessis into ... against Renan Ferreira in the Professional Fighters League, as Usman plans his return to ...

Currently, the MMA landscape is dominated by Dagestani fighters, but two-time ... the UFC still has an African champion in the form of South Africa's middleweight champion, Dricus Du Plessis.

South African UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis aims to defend his title against Sean Strickland on Sunday, 9 ...

For South African UFC Champion Dricus du Plessis, a certain movie called Never Back Down changed the athlete's future forever. Ask other fighters what movies got them to MMA, they'll say Bruce Lee ...

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman rates ... Usman believes another top contender is a tough stylistic matchup for the South African champ. Speaking on his Pound 4 Pound podcast with ...

UFC 312 Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 prize money: How much will they receive for the fight and how much does the winner get? South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis (22-2) will defend his middleweight ...

As Dricus du Plessis prepares for his rematch with Sean Strickland at UFC 312 on February 9 in Sydney, Australia, he's set to don custom shorts showcasing South African colors and patterns ...

Du Plessis, 31, also praised McGregor for 'changing the narrative' on pay in MMA, citing that as the one of the main reasons why all fighters should respect him. The South African defends his belt ...

Many MMA fighters had a great year in 2024. We saw some claim their first title in a major promotion. And there were those who reclaimed titles they previously held. But no MMA fighter had a ...

Dricus du Plessis is fast approaching, what many believe, could be a legacy-defining fight for his career. 'Stillknocks' aka 'DDP' is booked to defend his UFC middleweight championship against ...