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Watch: Dricus Du Plessis beats Sean Strickland

Dricus Du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight title in a brutal rematch against Sean Strickland.

At UFC 312 in Sydney, Dricus Du Plessis retained his middleweight championship, defeating Sean Strickland by unanimous decision after a five-round battle.

Du Plessis solidified his championship reign with this victory, adding to his wins over Sean Strickland (now twice) and Israel Adesanya. He remains on an impressive 11-fight win streak dating back to 2018.  

UFC 312 results:

Main card:

  • Dricus du Plessis def. Sean Strickland via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
  • Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
  • Allison Teixeira def. Justin Tafa via first-round TKO (0:35) 
  • Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato ruled majority draw (29-27, 28-28 x2)
  • Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Prelims:

  • Gabriel Santos def. Jack Jenkins via sub (rear-naked choke (R3, 2:06)
  • Tom Nolan def. Viacheslav Borshchev via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
  • Wang Cong def. Bruna Brasil via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
  • Aleksandre Topuria def. Colby Thicknesse via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
  • Rongzhu def. Kody Steele via unanimous decision (30×27 x3)
  • Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
  • Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli via first-round TKO 

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