Du Plessis, who has defended his belt twice since winning the championship in January 2024, faces the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319. UFC 319 takes place on Saturday ...

Chimaev will challenge UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced the main event title fight via Instagram Live.

The UFC has not made any announcements about Du Plessis' reported injury. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Report: Dricus Du Plessis out vs. Khamzat Chimaev, UFC 317 main event.

Du Plessis landed six-of-11 takedown attempts in his 2024 battle with Strickland, but only went 1 of 2 in Saturday's rematch. Nonetheless, he outstruck Strickland 149 to 128 in total strikes ...

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Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa celebrates winning his fight against Israel Adesanya of Nigeria by submission during UFC 305 at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth, Australia.

Du Plessis made his UFC debut in 2020, defeating Brazilian fighter Markus Perez to earn R1.9 million, a far cry from the R40 million he earned after beating Strickland. Dricus du Plessis’ bank ...

Du Plessis ended up taking 4-5 rounds against Strickland on the judges' scorecards for a unanimous decision. "As the rounds began to progress, I can just tell that it just didn't feel like he was ...