Dricus Du Plessis Defeats Derek Brunson in Hard Hitting Middleweight Bout at UFC 285

• Dricus du Plessis remains undefeated in the UFC as he picked up his fifth victory in his fifth fight
• Du Plessis and Derek Brunson traded big shots and both had moments where they could have won
• South Africa's du Plessis picked up the victory as Brunson's corner threw in the towel in round two

Dricus du Plessis is proving to be a serious contender for middleweight gold in the UFC.

The South African picked up his fifth win in the UFC as he beat Derek Brunson by TKO in the second round.

It didn’t take long for the fight to go to the ground as Brunson caught a kick by du Plessis and ended up in top control as Dricus tried to roll away.

Both fighters traded the dominant position on the ground and even went for leg locks at the same time.

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When the fight returned to a standing position, Brunson landed a blow which rocked the South African. Du Plessis ended up on the mat and the American tried to capitalise with a rear naked choke. Du Plessis survived and landed a shot of his own as the bell went for the end of the round.

Round 2

The second round saw both men land bombs, with the South African getting the better of the exchanges. Du Plessis landed some big shots which rocked Brunson. He also targeted Brunson’s body with body kicks and his legs with further kicks. The fight then picked up intensity as both men landed big shots. Brunson was almost dropped a few times but managed to land a shot on Dricus as well.

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Stillknocks finally dropped the American with a brilliant shot and laid on the ground and pound, With two seconds to go in the second round, du Plessis landed two big shots from the top position.

Unbeknown to du Plessis, Brunson’s corner threw in the towel as they saw their fighter taking a beating. Dricus picked up the win via TKO and remained undefeated in five fights in the UFC.

The bout was Du Plessis’ fifth fight in the UFC and also against his highest-ranked opponent thus far. Stillknocks, ranked 10th in the middleweight division, took on Brunson, who was ranked 5th in the division.

Dricus wants gold for Africa

Dricus du Plessis wants to bring UFC gold back to Africa.

While Francis Ngannou, Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya all won gold in the organisation, du Plessis argued that they didn’t live in Africa and never brought the belts back to the continent.

The South African middleweight believes that he, and countryman Cameron Saaiman, can do that, Sports Brief reported.