Dricus du Plessis retains title in rematch with Sean Strickland

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Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis outboxed Sean Strickland for 25 minutes en route to a unanimous decision win (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday in Australia).

The fight was never competitive as Strickland (29-7 MMA) stayed on his back foot for nearly the entire duration. Unlike their first encou