Dricus Du Plessis entered the UFC 290 principal occasion in opposition to former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with a title shot on the road. Halfway by the second body, Du Plessis completed Whittaker and went on to struggle for the title in his subsequent struggle.
Du Plessis captured the 185-pound championship by defeating Sean Strickland through cut up determination at UFC 297. The 2 run it again at UFC 312 on Feb. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Check out the win that earned the South African a possibility to struggle for UFC Gold.