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UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis on board with Jiri Prochazka moving to middleweight

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis thinks Jiri Prochazka is too small for light heavyweight and would welcome him to his division.

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Brendan Allen gives UFC champ Du Plessis a ‘puncher’s chance’ against him: ‘He beats me nowhere else’

Brendan Allen thinks he's better than Dricus Du Plessis everywhere.

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Robert Whittaker: Israel Adesanya fighting for a UFC title again ‘hurts me’

The possibility of Israel Adesanya becoming champion again doesn't spell out good news for Robert Whittaker.

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Robert Whittaker: UFC didn’t love Sean Strickland as champ, will likely give Israel Adesanya title shot next

Dricus Du Plessis opened the vote to fans on who he should fight next, and Robert Whittaker has chimed in.

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Sean Strickland rematch or Israel Adesanya next? UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis opens vote to fans

UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis is willing to consider fighting Sean Strickland again.

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Dricus Du Plessis says injury prevented him from defending title vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 300

Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis tells Israel Adesanya "you don't dictate when I fight" in explaining why he couldn't at UFC 300.

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Robert Whittaker explains what he lacked in loss against now-UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis

Former UFC champ Robert Whittaker knows what he was missing when he first fought Dricus Du Plessis, and what he would change in a rematch.

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Social media reacts to Robert Whittaker’s win over Paulo Costa after surviving big kick at UFC 298

The MMA community reacted to Robert Whittaker's victory against Paulo Costa in the UFC 298 co-main event.

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Whittaker's ruthless approach to crucial UFC 298 fight

Australia's former champion Robert Whittaker has a point to prove in a defining UFC 298 date with Brazil's Paulo Costa in California this weekend.

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Roman Kopylov predicts a short reign for Dricus du Plessis, calls out Sean Strickland before UFC 298

Roman Kopylov is one of the biggest betting underdogs Saturday, but that's not stopping him from being ambitious.

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‘Cocked and ready’ Robert Whittaker focused solely on Paulo Costa at UFC 298 – nothing else

Robert Whittaker says he's made adjustments since his last defeat, which he expects to pay dividends against Paulo Costa at UFC 298.

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Call Brad Tavares a gatekeeper all you want – he knows how he stacks up

The term "gatekeeper" usually has a bad connotation in combat sports. But Brad Tavares doesn't mind if that's what he is ... for now.

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Brendan Allen unimpressed by Dricus Du Plessis’ ‘lucky’ UFC title run

The way Brendan Allen sees it, Dricus Du Plessis is the UFC middleweight champion basically because of luck.

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Brendan Allen: Beating Marvin Vettori gets me UFC title shot or, ‘worst case scenario, a true No. 1 contender fight’

Brendan Allen is confident a win over Marvin Vettori will put him in the title picture.

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Robert Whittaker: I’d beat new UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis 9 times out of 10

Robert Whittaker is confident he beats Dricus Du Plessis if they fight again.

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Brandon Moreno recalls chaos being in middle of infamous Sean Strickland-Dricus Du Plessis cageside brawl

The infamous cageside brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296? Brandon Moreno knew it was coming.

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MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for January: DWCS rematch thrills at UFC 297 in Toronto

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2024.

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Dricus Du Plessis: Sean Strickland’s been walking back an admission that he lost at UFC 297

According to Dricus Du Plessis, Sean Strickland thought he lost their fight at UFC 297.

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Bo Nickal thinks Khamzat Chimaev undeserving of UFC title shot: ‘He’s fought less 85ers than me’

Bo Nickal sees UFC giving Khamzat Chimaev a title shot despite not thinking he deserves one.

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Jon Anik worn down by UFC fanbase negativity, ponders future: ‘Not sure how much longer I have in this space’

Jon Anik admits the growing toxicity from UFC fans ("the venom," he calls it) could run him out of the sport.

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Dricus Du Plessis open to UFC 300 if healthy but thinks Israel Adesanya is ‘perfect fight’ for UFC Africa

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis really wants the Israel Adesanya fight to happen in Africa.

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Video: Incredible scenes show UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis receive hero’s welcome in South Africa

Newly crowned UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis has put South African MMA on the map in a major way, and the fans there love it.

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Henry Cejudo: UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis should tell Israel Adesanya to ‘take a hike’

Henry Cejudo advises Dricus Du Plessis to go after fellow UFC champ Alex Pereira, not Israel Adesanya.

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Robert Whittaker: Dricus Du Plessis ‘wanted it more’ than Sean Strickland at UFC 297, outcome not controversial

Robert Whittaker disagrees with the notion that there's controversy surrounding the UFC 297 headliner.

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Video: Dricus Du Plessis changed the UFC middleweight landscape. So, who’s next?

Our "Spinning Back Clique" discusses Dricus Du Plessis' title win at UFC 297 and who should be his first title challenger.

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