Dricus Du Plessis has kept the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division on lockdown for well over a year.
The Team CIT rep finds himself on an 11-fight winning streak that includes a 9-0 record inside the Octagon, where he blends together punishing physicality with battle-tested technique and steely resolve. Du Plessis, 31, last saw action at UFC 312, where he outstruck Sean Strickland and retained the undisputed middleweight championship with a five-round unanimous decision in their Feb. 8 rematch. He boasts 20 finishes—11 by submission, nine by knockout or technical knockout—among his 23 career victories.