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Call Brad Tavares a gatekeeper all you want – he knows how he stacks up

The term "gatekeeper" usually has a bad connotation in combat sports. But Brad Tavares doesn't mind if that's what he is ... for now.

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Brendan Allen unimpressed by Dricus Du Plessis’ ‘lucky’ UFC title run

The way Brendan Allen sees it, Dricus Du Plessis is the UFC middleweight champion basically because of luck.

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Brendan Allen: Beating Marvin Vettori gets me UFC title shot or, ‘worst case scenario, a true No. 1 contender fight’

Brendan Allen is confident a win over Marvin Vettori will put him in the title picture.

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Robert Whittaker: I’d beat new UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis 9 times out of 10

Robert Whittaker is confident he beats Dricus Du Plessis if they fight again.

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Brandon Moreno recalls chaos being in middle of infamous Sean Strickland-Dricus Du Plessis cageside brawl

The infamous cageside brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296? Brandon Moreno knew it was coming.

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MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for January: DWCS rematch thrills at UFC 297 in Toronto

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2024.

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Dricus Du Plessis: Sean Strickland’s been walking back an admission that he lost at UFC 297

According to Dricus Du Plessis, Sean Strickland thought he lost their fight at UFC 297.

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Bo Nickal thinks Khamzat Chimaev undeserving of UFC title shot: ‘He’s fought less 85ers than me’

Bo Nickal sees UFC giving Khamzat Chimaev a title shot despite not thinking he deserves one.

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Jon Anik worn down by UFC fanbase negativity, ponders future: ‘Not sure how much longer I have in this space’

Jon Anik admits the growing toxicity from UFC fans ("the venom," he calls it) could run him out of the sport.

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Dricus Du Plessis open to UFC 300 if healthy but thinks Israel Adesanya is ‘perfect fight’ for UFC Africa

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis really wants the Israel Adesanya fight to happen in Africa.

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Video: Incredible scenes show UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis receive hero’s welcome in South Africa

Newly crowned UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis has put South African MMA on the map in a major way, and the fans there love it.

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Henry Cejudo: UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis should tell Israel Adesanya to ‘take a hike’

Henry Cejudo advises Dricus Du Plessis to go after fellow UFC champ Alex Pereira, not Israel Adesanya.

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Robert Whittaker: Dricus Du Plessis ‘wanted it more’ than Sean Strickland at UFC 297, outcome not controversial

Robert Whittaker disagrees with the notion that there's controversy surrounding the UFC 297 headliner.

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Video: Dricus Du Plessis changed the UFC middleweight landscape. So, who’s next?

Our "Spinning Back Clique" discusses Dricus Du Plessis' title win at UFC 297 and who should be his first title challenger.

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Michael Bisping: Just fighting behind jab cost Sean Strickland in UFC 297 loss to Dricus Du Plessis

Michael Bisping thinks Sean Strickland needed to diversify his offense at UFC 297.

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Chael Sonnen makes case that Sean Strickland ‘lost every round’ to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297

Chael Sonnen was in shock to find out that both Dana White and Joe Rogan scored the UFC 297 headliner for Sean Strickland.

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Sean Strickland’s coach reacts to Dricus Du Plessis loss at UFC 297: ‘We needed to win the optics battle’

Eric Nicksick thought Sean Strickland did enough to win at UFC 297, but it just didn't look that way.

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UFC 297 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

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Daniel Cormier praises Dricus Du Plessis’ performance at UFC 297, admits he never thought he would be champion

Dricus Du Plessis surpassed Daniel Cormier's expectations.

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‘Nothing special’: Khamzat Chimaev unimpressed by UFC 297’s Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland

Khamzat Chimaev wasn't impressed with the UFC 297 main event title fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland.

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Sean Strickland doubles down on head butt claim after UFC 297 loss: ‘I didn’t take the coward’s way out’

Sean Strickland claims he could've got a no contest and kept his title at UFC 297 due to an alleged heat butt from Dricus Du Plessis.

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Joe Rogan surprised judges awarded Dricus Du Plessis win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297

Joe Rogan didn't expect Dricus Du Plessis to beat Sean Strickland when the scorecards were being read out.

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Israel Adesanya happy for new UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis, but ‘still going to test that ass’

Despite their history, Israel Adesanya praised Dricus Du Plessis for his title win at UFC 297.

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5 biggest takeaways from UFC 297: Is UFC relieved to see Sean Strickland’s title reign end?

Analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC 297, including whether Sean Strickland being dethroned is a relief to the UFC brass.

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Ian Machado Garry mocks Sean Strickland after UFC 297 loss: ‘If I ever have a fight like that, please tell me to retire’

Ian Machado Garry took a great amount of pleasure in seeing Sean Strickland lose his title to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297.

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