Dricus du Plessis came out on top when he faced off against Robert Whitaker at UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez live on pay-per-view in ESPN + PPV From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 8th.
In Australia, the event on Sunday 9 July was broadcast live The main event is on you.
The competition didn’t go the full distance. Du Plessis took control and fell and TKO’d Whittaker with punches. The official lost time was 2 minutes 23 seconds in the second round.
With the win, fifth-ranked Dricos De Plessis improved the South African rival to 20-2. In his next fight, he is expected to face Nigerian New Zealand middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-2).
Former New Zealand-born Australian middleweight champion and runner-up Robert Whitaker fell to 25-7.
Robert Whitaker by Dricus du Plessis TKO at UFC 290
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