Set your alarms early and get ready for a brutal, tantalizing, physical showdown between arch-rivals Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.
Ahead of Dricus du Plessis’s title defence at UFC 312 this weekend, we discover how he always finds a way to win. Image: @ufc/x” after winning the UFC middleweight championship. A historic and empowering moment felt throughout the nation as he became South Africa’s first UFC champion. Now, almost one year later he must step up in the octagon for a rematch against his old foe – Strickland.
This did not sit well with Strickland. The American went from being in control early on to losing his title and watching Dricus rise to fame as he fell from glory. Sunday is about more than pride – it is about redemption, the gold, history and the last year for Strickland. Meanwhile, Dricus will want to stamp his authority as the UFC Middleweight champion and to finally put this rivalry to bed.
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