Tag: Plessis
MMA: Alex Pereira wants to drop down to middleweight to challenge Dricus du Plessis
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Alex Pereira, who has since moved up to light heavyweight where he won the belt, wants to move down to the lower weight…
MMA: Dricus du Plessis, a pride and a symbol in South Africa
South African Dricus du Plessis caused another sensation on Sunday, August 18 in Perth, Australia, by retaining the middleweight belt of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the most important mixed…
MMA: Du Plessis submits Adesanya to retain UFC middleweight belt
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) under-180-pound throne fight lived up to expectations in Perth, Australia, on Sunday, August 18. While being dominated by Nigerian challenger Israel Adesanya, reigning champion Dricus…
South African Dricus Du Plessis, middleweight world champion
Another world champion in South Africa. MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Dricus Du Plessis becomes the middleweight world champion in the UFC league, the most important in this martial art.…
in South Africa, the whole country behind Dricus Du Plessis
The rising star of mixed martial arts (MMA), who has just celebrated his thirtieth birthday, is preparing to challenge the American UFC middleweight champion this Sunday morning, to try to…
Adesanya, Usman, Du Plessis… contrasting year for African UFC stars
In 2023, Africa saw its great champions Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman lose their luster for the first time in their UFC careers. It’s been a complicated year for the…
the South African du Plessis fights in the public with Strickland, his future opponent
Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis fought in the middle of spectators during UFC 296, one month before their fight scheduled for January 21 for the under-84 kilo belt of…
Israel Adesanya accumulates provocations towards Dricus Du Plessis before the cage
Following his win over Robert Whittaker on the night of Saturday July 8-Sunday July 9, Dricus Du Plessis almost secured a shot at the UFC middleweight title against Israel Adesanya.…
Du Plessis defeats Whittaker in the 2nd round and warms up with Adesanya
Dricus Du Plessis outclassed Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in Las Vegas on the night of Saturday July 8-Sunday July 9. The South African won the fight hands down by…