Dricus Du Plessis has retained his middleweight crown and put the trash-talking Sean Strickland back in his box with a bloody beat-down of the American in their UFC rematch in Sydney.

This time around he called “English white trash” Australians “communists” for what he deemed excessive regulations, and even questioned the country’s introduction of gun laws after “one mass shooting“, as he called the infamous 1996 Port Arthur massacre.

This replay of the shot from Dricus du Plessis that broke Sean Strickland's nose… WOW! #UFC312 pic.twitter.com/haWDOscIQ0

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 9, 2025

Sean Strickland's nose #UFC312

Final round up NEXT! pic.twitter.com/EWT9GSojNY

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 9, 2025