Despite being potential rivals, Dricus Du Plessis heaped praise on fellow UFC champion Alex Pereira . Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines Saturday’s UFC 312 event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Light heavyweight champion Pereira and Du Plessis expressed interest in fighting each other , with Pereira even willing to drop back down to middleweight. Whether or not they ever fight, Du Plessis couldn’t help but laud Pereira for his achievements. “I think he is one of the greatest combat athletes to ever live,” Du Plessis told Mark Bouris .
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