Dricus du Plessis, also known by his initials DDP, is a South African professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He is the first South African to win a UFC championship. As of 24 June 2025, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Outside of the UFC, du Plessis is also the former Welterweight and Middleweight Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) Champion, and the former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) Welterweight Champion.
Dricus Du Plessis has taken over two dozen UFC fights and countless others outside of the promotion, but he tells TMZ Sports his..