There is no debate after UFC 312, Dricus du Plessis is the rightful UFC middleweight champion. Questions remain about who the promotion's best 185-pounder is. Fortunately, those questions could be answered this year.

The MMA community reacted to Dricus Du Plessis’ dominant title defense vs. Sean Strickland in their UFC 312 rematch.

The Octagon is heading Down Under as UFC 312 lands in Australia with a fight card that's loaded with action. Two championship fights headline the event, setting the stage for one of the most exciting nights in MMA this year.

Dricus Du Plessis thinks he has a good idea what the UFC will do with Sean Strickland after he fell short in their rematch. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) failed to recapture the middleweight title from Du Plessis (23-2 MMA,

The UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis left no doubts by completely outplaying Sean Strickland in a crucial rematch and winning by a dominating unianimous decision. The defending champion wants Khamzat Chimaev after this aggressive win.

Robert Whittaker, who has fought both Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev, has made his prediction for the UFC middleweight superfight.

After winning a unanimous decision Saturday night to earn himself his 23rd win in his last 25 MMA appearances, nine of which came in the UFC, du Plessis wants to call the shots at 185 pounds. Dricus du Plessis put on a dominant display against Sean Strickland at UFC 312.