Dagestan-born UFC middleweight Abus Magomedov once expressed bafflement over the meteoric rise of South African fighter Dricus du Plessis, insisting that he is “not a fighter at all.
There is no debate after UFC 312, Dricus du Plessis is the rightful UFC middleweight ... once it came time to prove herself. Suarez is still likely the second-best strawweight in the division.
In the aftermath of Dricus ... in Du Plessis' favor. Even after he went on to submit former champ Israel Adesanya seven months later in his first title defense, Du Plessis still had work ...