Dricus du Plessis becomes first South African UFC champion
21 Jan 2024
South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis has on Sunday become the UFC middleweight world champion after defeating Sean Strickland in a fierce main event at UFC 297 at the Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Canada. SuperSport reports that ‘Stillknocks’ took the fight on split decision (47-48 48-47 48-47), with his resilience and offensive variety proving just enough to unseat the champion, who put up a superb boxing display but was unable to prevent the challenger from relentlessly pressing forward.