Undisputed middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis will make his return to action in the headliner of UFC 312 in two months — booking a main event rematch with rival and former champion, Sean Strickland for the February 9. card from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
du Plessis, the current undisputed middleweight champion, has been sidelined since August, most recently headlining UFC 305 in a trip ‘Downunder’ — taking on common-foe and former two-time champion, Israel Adesanya.
And successfully defending the championship for the first time, Pretoria native, du Plessis would latch onto an eventual fourth round neck crank submission win over the City Kickboxing star.