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UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis picked up a big win over Brad Tavares at UFC 276 after a hellacious war on the pay-per-view’s (PPV) prelims. Du Plessis and Tavares went three rounds of great back-and-forth action, but when it was all said and …
UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis picked up a big win over Brad Tavares at UFC 276 after a hellacious war on the pay-per-view’s (PPV) prelims. Du Plessis and Tavares went three rounds of great back-and-forth action, but when it was all said and done, it was du Plessis who was awarded the win via unanimous…
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UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis is set for another attempt at entering the Octagon for the first time in 2022 at UFC 276. Per MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Du Plessis will meet veteran 185lber Brad Tavares inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on July 2. The pay-per-view is set to be the marquee event for International…
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UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis is set for another attempt at entering the Octagon for the first time in 2022 at UFC 276.
Per MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Du Plessis will meet veteran 185lber Brad Tavares inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on July 2. The pay-per-view is set to be the marquee event for International Fight Week.
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Du Plessis (16-2) has had a torrid run of luck in recent weeks and months. After moving to 2-0 inside the Octagon with a vicious knockout of Trevin Giles last July, the South African was set for an intriguing bout with ranked middleweight Andre Muniz last December. With that bout cancelled, “Stillknocks” turned his attention to 2022.
The relative newcomer was booked against Chris Curtis for UFC 273 earlier this month. Once “The Action Man” was forced out, Du Plessis remained on the card thanks to Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez. When visa issues forced Nassourdine Imavov to withdraw, Du Plessis stepped up to face perennial contender Kelvin Gastelum, only for the #10-ranked contender to pull out through injury days later.
With Hernandez preparing for a new opponent, Du Plessis was left off the card and directed his anger towards Gastelum. The South African will now look to focus his energy on his fourth scheduled opponent of the year.
While the clash with Gastelum hasn’t been re-arranged, Du Plessis will still get the chance to break into the top 15 when he faces Tavares (19-6). The Hawaiian is a 20-fight UFC vet who has shared the cage with the likes of reigning champion Israel Adesanya, former titleholder Robert Whittaker, and Yoel Romero.
After returning from a layoff last year, Tavares rebounded from a two-fight skid with back-to-back victories over Antônio Carlos Júnior and Omari Akhmedov, securing him place at #12 on the middleweight ladder.
While he’ll be hoping to maintain the number next to his name, Du Plessis will be looking for a third dose of success on MMA’s biggest stage.
The current fights expected to take place at UFC 276 on July 2 are as follows:
Lauren Murphy vs. Miesha Tate (women’s flyweight)
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Brad Tavares (middleweight)
Jessica Eye vs. Casey O’Neill (women’s flyweight)
Who do you think will have their hand raised at UFC 276, Dricus Du Plessis or Brad Tavares?
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The surging Brendan Allen has a new opponent for his Octagon return in under two weeks.
As reported by MMA DNA on Tuesday, Brendan Allen will now be taking on Chris Curtis on December 4 instead of Roman Dolidze, who had agreed to replace the origin…
The surging Brendan Allen has a new opponent for his Octagon return in under two weeks.
As reported by MMA DNA on Tuesday, Brendan Allen will now be taking on Chris Curtis on December 4 instead of Roman Dolidze, who had agreed to replace the originally planned Brad Tavares. MMA News caught up with Allen last week to discuss the initial change in opponents.
“I found out late Monday night, late Monday night, and they told me it was injury,” Allen said of Tavares’ withdrawal. “So who knows? So yeah, they said he was out, Dolidze was in, so that’s what it ended up being, pretty short.”
Now, Dolidze is out, and Curtis is in. Curtis is coming off a big knockout victory over Phil Hawes just two weeks ago at UFC 268. He’s now facing another stuff opponent only month later.
As for Allen, not only does he have a new opponent, but he also has a new contract, one that he negotiated himself after parting ways with SuckerPunch Entertainment.
“I think I let go of [SuckerPunch] officially after the last fight,” Allen said. “We had the conversation before, that I didn’t feel like they were doing a lot for me, just giving them an opportunity to make it right, and just talk it over, you know? We had that talk. It was a good talk at that time. But to be honest, nothing changed. And no hard feelings. It is what it is. It’s just business. And I ended up with a new contract that I worked out myself, and so I let them go.”
Allen also revealed to MMA News that his new contract is for four fights. A bout against Tavares (#11) would have been an opportunity to surely enter the rankings, but with a win over Curtis, that would make six victories in his last seven fights, which would no doubt get him closer to having a number placed next to his name.
Allen (17-4) earned his initial UFC contract through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019. Defeating the likes of Karl Roberson and the previously undefeated Punahele Soriano in his last two outings, his only loss in the UFC was to #7-ranked middleweight contender Sean Strickland last year.
34-year-old Chris Curtis is 1-0 in the UFC and 27-8 as a professional.
You can catch our full interview with Brendan Allen below!
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Brad Tavares picked up his first win in nearly three years and is ready to be active once again. The ranked middleweight contender, was on a two-fight skid after losing to Israel Adesanya and Edmen Shahbazyan but also dealt with injuries. At UFC 257, t…
Brad Tavares picked up his first win in nearly three years and is ready to be active once again. The ranked middleweight contender, was on a two-fight skid after losing to Israel Adesanya and Edmen Shahbazyan but also dealt with injuries. At UFC 257, the Hawaiian picked up a solid decision win over Antonio Carlos […]
An intriguing middleweight encounter between Antonio Carlos Junior and Brad Tavares is reportedly being rebooked for early next year. According to Raphael Marinho of Brazilian publication Combate, the pair will meet on January 23. That happens to be the date of the UFC 257 pay-per-view which is set to be headlined by a lightweight bout […]
An intriguing middleweight encounter between Antonio Carlos Junior and Brad Tavares is reportedly being rebooked for early next year.
According to Raphael Marinho of Brazilian publication Combate, the pair will meet on January 23. That happens to be the date of the UFC 257 pay-per-view which is set to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.
The pair were originally set to face each other at UFC Brasilia earlier this year only for Tavares to pull out due to injury. Tavares was replaced by Makhmud Muradov only for Carlos Junior to then suffer his own injury after tearing his ACL.
The Brazilian later revealed he was hoping to face Tavares by the end of the year.
“Probably end of the year, November or December,” Carlos Junior said. “I hope I can fight Brad Tavares; he’s a good fighter and is also in the rankings.”
They will now have to make do with January on what promises to be an explosive start to the year with McGregor’s return to action.
Carlos Junior last competed in September last year when he suffered a split decision loss to Uriah Hall. That put him on a two-fight losing streak after previously winning his last five fights in a row.
As for Tavares, he too, is on a two-fight losing streak following a unanimous decision defeat to Israel Adesanya in 2018 which was followed by a knockout loss to Edmen Shahbazyan in November last year.
Both fighters will naturally be desperate to return to the win column.
Who do you think wins this contest?
Brad Tavares will unfortunately be back on the sidelines for a while. It was recently announced that Tavares would meet Antonio Carlos Junior in a middleweight encounter at UFC Brasilia on March 14. However, just a few days out from the announcement, Tavares has pulled out of the fight after suffering a torn ACL injury […]
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Brad Tavares will unfortunately be back on the sidelines for a while.
It was recently announced that Tavares would meet Antonio Carlos Junior in a middleweight encounter at UFC Brasilia on March 14.
However, just a few days out from the announcement, Tavares has pulled out of the fight after suffering a torn ACL injury as per Combate. The UFC nor Tavares are yet to make any comment regarding the injury. It is also not known as of yet whether Carlos Junior will get a replacement opponent or also be pulled from the card.
However, it serves as a big blow for Tavares with ACL injuries usually keeping athletes out from six to 12 months. The Hawaiian only recently returned after a long layoff when he broke his foot in a unanimous decision defeat to Israel Adesanya back in the summer of 2018.
Tavares had an unsuccessful return, however, as he was knocked out by Edmen Shahbazyan in the first round of their UFC 244 encounter in November.
With this latest setback, Tavares will need to wait a while before he can hope to avenge just the second two-fight losing streak of his career.
Hopefully, he has a speedy recovery.
Who do you want to see step in and replace Tavares?
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