Dricus Du Plessis met Sean Strickland again in a title fight in the UFC 312 main event, but there was no controversy on the cards this time.

There is no debate after UFC 312, Dricus du Plessis is the rightful UFC middleweight champion. Questions remain about who the promotion's best 185-pounder is. Fortunately, those questions could be answered this year.

This past Saturday in the main event of UFC 312, we saw a rematch for the middleweight title. Champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2) was looking for his second successful title defense as he took on the man he initially took the middleweight title from in Sean Strickland (29-7).

The UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis left no doubts by completely outplaying Sean Strickland in a crucial rematch and winning by a dominating unianimous decision. The defending champion wants Khamzat Chimaev after this aggressive win.