Dricus du Plessis has undoubtedly established himself as one of the formidable UFC fighters, having now twice defended his middleweight title to maintain the belt within the arms of South Africa.

This weekend noticed Du Plessis declare a second win over Strickland – having first taken the title from the American – earlier than defending it at UFC312 in emphatic style, whereas in between these bouts he additionally comprehensively overcame Israel Adesanya final yr.

For his newest victory, Du Plessis was anticipated to take care of an analogous monetary trajectory with a reported base wage of $500,000 (R9.2 million), with potential earnings surpassing $1 million (R18.4m) when factoring in PPV income and efficiency bonuses.

His whole earnings may even rely on the PPV efficiency, which was anticipated to be one other large ticket merchandise.

HOW DID THE DRICUS DU PLESSIS FIGHT GO DOWN ON SUNDAY?

The primary three rounds have been aggressive, however largely favoured the champion, as Du Plessis continuously landed the heavier blows as the 2 males battled solely on the ft. It was within the fourth {that a} clear proper hand exploded Strickland’s nostril, leaving his face smeared in blood heading again to the nook, earlier than the South African continued to select away on the challenger over the ultimate 5 minutes to additional solidify the outcome.

When the scores have been learn, all of them favoured Du Plessis, with “Stillknocks” incomes his ninth UFC win in as many begins and eleventh consecutive win total, shifting to 23-2 for his profession with the victory.

With issues between these two settled, it will likely be fascinating to see what comes subsequent for the surging champion, as each Khamzat Chimaev and Nassourdine Imavov loom.

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Outcomes

• Dricus Du Plessis defeats Sean Strickland by unanimous determination (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
• Zhang Weili defeats Tatiana Suarez by unanimous determination (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
• Tallison Teixeira defeats Justin Tafa by TKO (strikes) at 0:35 of Spherical 1
• Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato struggle to a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
• Jake Matthews defeats Francisco Prado by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Gabriel Santos defeats Jack Jenkins by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:06 of Spherical 3
• Tom Nolan defeats Viacheslav Borshchev by unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Wang Cong defeats Bruna Brasil by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Aleksandre Topuria defeats Colby Thicknesse by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Rongzhu defeats Kody Steele by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jonathan Micallef defeats Kevin Jousset by unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Quilland Salkilld defeats Anshul Jubli by KO (proper hand) at 0:19 of Spherical 1

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