UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis was unfazed by Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker's critique toward the way he fights. Adesanya and Whittaker couldn't contain their laughter when sharing their experiences fighting Du Plessis (22-2 MMA,

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker offered his pick and predictions for the UFC 312 main event: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2.

Whittaker was the second former champion that Chimaev has bested after he also took a majority decision over Kamaru Usman in a short-notice matchup at UFC 294, and in total the 30-year-old has added eight UFC victories to his undefeated record since making his promotional debut in 2020.

Dricus Du Plessis will not oblige to Sean Strickland's demand for UFC 312. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines the Feb.

Rewatch the full fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Robert Whittaker ahead of Du Plessis's rematch title fight against Sean Strickland at UFC 312.

Sean Strickland has challenged middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis to make their UFC 312 title fight a striking-only encounter. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) rematches Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.