2 hours ago · After Makhachev sensationally called for a middleweight title fight against Dricus Du Plessis, the middleweight champion first responded by claiming it would be an ‘easy payday’ for him.

6 days ago · Dricus du Plessis recently responded to Islam Makhachev’s bold claim that he’d move up two weight divisions for a crack at the UFC middleweight champion. Makhachev, fresh off a dominant first ...

8 hours ago · Dricus Du Plessis is currently in the final stages of preparation for his UFC 312 title defense against Sean Strickland but has caught wind of Makhachev’s comments, claiming it would be an ...

22 hours ago · Dricus du Plessis provided a two-word reference to Khabib Nurmagomedov when asked about Islam Makhachev wanting to fight at middleweight. Your login session has expired. Please logout and login again.

3 days ago · Dricus Du Plessis - Image credit @dricusduplessis @islam_makhachev Instagram Islam Makhachev’s dream of becoming the UFC’s first three-weight world champion is creating quite a buzz. The lightweight king recently expressed interest in facing middleweight Dricus Du Plessis, sparking a lively response from the South African fighter.

2 days ago · Dricus du Plessis Not Focused on Islam Makhachev. During an interview with Main Event TV, Dricus du Plessis said his attention is on his UFC 312 title fight, not on Islam Makhachev. “It’s hard to really think of and take it seriously right now, there’s a big fight coming up.” du Plessis said.

3 days ago · Dricus du Plessis is open to a fight against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, given the right circumstances.. At UFC 311, Makhachev successfully defended his lightweight title for the fourth ...

3 days ago · Islam Makhachev’s goal is to become UFC’s first three-weight world champion, which has caught Dricus Du Plessis’s attention. Following Islam Makhachev‘s recent title defense against Renato ...

6 days ago · Dricus Du Plessis is solely focused on defending his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 312, so he “did make much” of Islam Makhachev’s comments about a potential move to middleweight. Following this past weekend’s lightweight title defense against Renato Moicano at UFC 311, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) said he thinks he’s capable ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Islam Makhachev believes he could be a three-division champion and is open to fighting middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, but says Alex Pereira is too big.