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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.
Brad Tavares will fight Dricus Du Plessis at #UFC276 on July 2nd. (first rep. @MikeHeck_JR) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN #IFW2022 pic.twitter.com/0JjljtM8fg
— Marcel Dorff
(@BigMarcel24) April 19, 2022
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 “Action Man” is set to return in April.
Veteran Chris Curtis is expected to return at UFC’s April 9th pay-per-view event, facing Dricus Du Plessis in a middleweight matchup. The fight has joined the UFC 273 card, per a report from Shaun Al-Shat…
The “Action Man” is set to return in April.
Veteran Chris Curtis is expected to return at UFC’s April 9th pay-per-view event, facing Dricus Du Plessis in a middleweight matchup. The fight has joined the UFC 273 card, per a report from Shaun Al-Shatti and Mike Heck of MMA Fighting.
The fight joins a growing PPV card that doesn’t have a confirmed location at the moment.
Curtis will be attempting to build upon a strong run that started on the regional scene in 2020 and has brought him to the UFC.
Chris Curtis attained a strong five-fight winning streak from early 2020 to July 2021, with four of those wins coming via stoppage. This earned him the UFC call, as he stepped in on short notice to face Phil Hawes.
Curtis prevailed in that matchup, stopping Hawes late in the first round of a fight at UFC 268. He wrapped up the year by earning another paycheck, scoring a finish win against Brendan Allen in December.
A win in April would move the middleweight veteran’s win streak to eight consecutive fights.
Like Curtis, Du Plessis has yet to lose since joining the UFC roster. The former KSW welterweight champion made his promotional debut in October 2020, stopping Markus Perez in the first round with strikes.
Du Plessis’ last appearance was a big win, stopping the three-fight winning streak of Trevin Giles with strikes.
Du Plessis was at one point matched against André Muniz for a UFC card in December, although that matchup didn’t come to fruition.
UFC 273 currently has two title fights set for the top of the lineup. In the main event, UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to face The Korean Zombie.
Here’s the updated lineup:
Featherweight Title Bout: Alexander Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Bantamweight Title Bout: Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan
Bantamweight Bout: Irene Aldana vs. Aspen Ladd
Middleweight Bout: Chris Curtis vs. Dricus Du Plessis
Featherweight Bout: Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker
Welterweight Bout: Mickey Gall vs. Mike Malott
Heavyweight Bout: Jairzinho Rozenstruick vs. Marcin Tybura
Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres
Middleweight Bout: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Lightweight Bout: Vinc Pichel vs. Mark O. Madsen
Who do you have in this middleweight clash?
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South African standout, Dricus ‘Skillknocks’ Du Plessis has just turned in yet another stoppage victory in his professional mixed martial arts — this time stopping Trevin Giles with a massive second round knockout, earning his second UFC victory. Du Plessis, who made his second Octagon walk tonight at UFC 264 to open up the preliminary […]
South African standout, Dricus ‘Skillknocks’ Du Plessis has just turned in yet another stoppage victory in his professional mixed martial arts — this time stopping Trevin Giles with a massive second round knockout, earning his second UFC victory.
Du Plessis, who made his second Octagon walk tonight at UFC 264 to open up the preliminary portion of the card, debuted on ‘Fight Island’ back in October with a massive stoppage over Markus Perez.
The 16-2 kickboxing talent, is a former EFC champion and holds a victory over renowned striker, Roberto Soldic — sprang with a huge right hand from the fence in the second round, stopping Giles in his tracks and sending the San Antonio native to the Octagon canvas, before following up with a series of ground strikes.
Check out the highlights from Du Plessis’ finish over Giles, below.
OH. MY. GOODNESS.
— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021
What a way to land in the Octagon. Decorated finisher, Dricus du Plessis gets a short-notice opportunity over former LFA middleweight best, Markus Perez – and scores a massive opening round knockout win. The 26-year-old former KSW welterweight champion, and former EFC middleweight and welterweight gold holder faced some early adversity with an aggressive approach […]
What a way to land in the Octagon. Decorated finisher, Dricus du Plessis gets a short-notice opportunity over former LFA middleweight best, Markus Perez – and scores a massive opening round knockout win.
The 26-year-old former KSW welterweight champion, and former EFC middleweight and welterweight gold holder faced some early adversity with an aggressive approach from Perez – with a notable body kick drawing the attention from du Plessis early in the opening frame.
Scoring a body kick of his own, the knockout and submission ace then capitalized with a massive almost shovel left hook, dropping the Brazilian before following up with ground-and-pound to enter the UFC with a bang. Following the win, the South African spoke with former welterweight title challenger, Dan Hardy – where he called out streaking contender, Kevin Holland next.
Below, check out the highlights from du Plessis’ stunning Octagon debut win over Perez.
FIGHT ISLAND HITS DIFFERENT!!!
What a debut for @DricusDuPlessis
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— UFC (@ufc) October 11, 2020
Next up on the UFC Fight Island 5 main card is a middleweight tilt between Markus Perez and Dricus Du Plessis. Round 1: Perez is confident and advancing forward. He partially lands a body kick. Du Plessis attempts a number of leg kicks. Perez is advancing with his jab. Perez lands a leg kick. Perez […]
Next up on the UFC Fight Island 5 main card is a middleweight tilt between Markus Perez and Dricus Du Plessis.
Round 1: Perez is confident and advancing forward. He partially lands a body kick. Du Plessis attempts a number of leg kicks. Perez is advancing with his jab. Perez lands a leg kick. Perez lands a huge body kick soon after. Du Plessis misses a body kick but lands a couple of leg kicks soon after. Du Plessis lands a nice right hand. However, Perez continues to advance forward. Du Plessis presses forward but misses with all his strikes. Perez catches a body kick and partially lands a counter punch. Perez clearly looks the more comfortable fighter here. Scratch that. Du Plessis catches Perez and lands a left hook right on the ear that drops Perez!
Official result: Dricus Du Plessis defeats Markus Perez via KO (R1, 3:22).
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