Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (24-7) collided against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2) in a No. 1 contender's bout on the main card. The fight aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Catch. Du Plessis then began landing nicely in combinations and dragged Whittaker to the mat with a headlock. On the ground, he sliced open Whittaker with heavy ground and pound strikes to put a stamp on the opening round. Early in Round 2, Whittaker landed heavy punches and offered a hard head kick that was partially blocked.
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See the highlights from UFC 290: Robert Whittaker vs Driscus Du Plessis Highlights video from Las Vegas, NV.Strickland vs Magomedov#UFC290 | #driscusduplessi. UFC 290 results: Full fight coverage of the Middleweight pay-per-view (PPV) main card match tonight (Sat., July 8, 2023) between Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis from inside T-Mobile Arena. That was supposed to be South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis, who scored his own massive upset in July, earning a second-round TKO over former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. Unfortunately for. UFC president Dana White announced Friday that former champion Robert Whittaker and rising contender Dricus du Plessis are set to meet in a title eliminator on July 8 at UFC 290 as part of.
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Dricus Du Plessis defied the odds at UFC 290 tonight (Sat., July 8, 2023) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, by not just beating Robert Whittaker, but making it look almost easy.Prior to. Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus du Plessis full fight preview: Head-to-toe Middleweight bout breakdown for UFC 290 pay-per-view (PPV) main card match this weekend (Sat., July 8, 2023) inside T-Mobile. Elite Middleweights Robert Whittaker And Dricus Du Plessis Meet July 8, 2023 With Their Eyes On A Title Shot. Order UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez Today! Du Plessis dropped Whittaker with a stiff jab with the referee stopping the fight at 2:23 of the second round. Du Plessis stopped Whittaker and getting a championship fight against Israel Adesanya.
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Du Plessis lands a trip and ends up on top now, landing an elbow and cutting Whittaker. Du Plessis gets into side control and begins hunting a d'arce choke before unloading some ground and pound. Du Plessis is a powerhouse in the middleweight division and handed Whittaker a rare KO loss in Las Vegas. Du Plessis froze Whittaker in place with a nasty punch in Round 2 and swarmed him for the.
Robert Whittaker (24-6) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (19-2) Odds: Whittaker (-400), du Plessis (+300) A third shot at Israel Adesanya appears to be in reach for Whittaker with a win here, as the. Middleweight contender Dricus du Plessis squared off with division king Israel Adesanya following his massive second-round knockout win over Robert Whittaker.
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Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis meet in a title eliminator at UFC 290 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The winner is expected to challenge UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya later this year. Highlights from Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 narrated by MMA Crazy reporter Louise Green @LouiseGreenMMA#ufc290 #robertwhittaker #dricus.
