If there was any lingering doubt, Dricus du Plessis shut it down for good in his UFC 312 rematch with Sean Strickland.
Just 13 months after their polarizing first meeting, du Plessis bloodied Strickland and badly shattered the American's nose en route to a one-sided unanimous decision to defend his UFC middleweight title on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
After 25 minutes of du Plessis dictating the action and leading the dance, the judges scored the bout 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46 for the South African champion.