Henry Cejudo backs UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis to take out two dominant fighters. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time in Saturday’s UFC 312 main event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

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.

South African UFC middleweight champion wants to face Khamzat Chimaev next, before moving up to challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title.