Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) failed to recapture the middleweight title from Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) on Saturday with a unanimous decision loss in the UFC 312 main event. The result pushes him far away from the title picture, and that means matchmaking gets trickier.

Sean Strickland was a hair's breadth away from beating Dricus du Plessis last year, yet he's a significant underdog in the rematch. That doesn't make sense to our UFC betting expert, who is targeting the Strickland via decision prop at UFC 312.

Dricus du Plessis believes he has the answers to the UFC middleweight division's biggest problem, Khamzat Chimaev.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis agrees with the notion that he can drag Khamzat Chimaev into deep waters. After defeating Sean Strickland a second time at UFC 312, Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) is ready to defend his title against Chimaev next.

Dricus Du Plessis criticizes Belal Muhammad’s middleweight ambitions, claiming the UFC isn’t supportive of him.