Dricus Du Plessis met Sean Strickland again in a title fight in the UFC 312 main event, but there was no controversy on the cards this time.

South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis claimed a landslide decision victory in his title rematch with Sean Strickland to retain his UFC middleweight title in Sydney.

There is no debate after UFC 312, Dricus du Plessis is the rightful UFC middleweight champion. Questions remain about who the promotion's best 185-pounder is. Fortunately, those questions could be answered this year.

Follow UFC 312 results and live round-by-round updates for the Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 and Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez fight card on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.

South African UFC middleweight champion wants to face Khamzat Chimaev next, before moving up to challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title.

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has had Dricus du Plessis on his mind recently amidst hints of a potential ‘champ-champ’ pursuit. After moving to 2-0 against Strickland, du Plessis has his eyes set on a likely showdown with the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev for his next middleweight title defense.

Sean Strickland gave Dricus Du Plessis full credit for defeating him in their UFC 312 rematch. In his first statement since leaving the octagon after a unanimous decision loss to Du Plessis on Saturday in Sydney,

The UFC returns to Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight (February 8) with a UFC 312 card that features two title fights at the top of the bill.Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 The main event will see Dricus du Plessis attempt to defend his middleweight belt for the second time in a rematch with Sean Strickland.

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