Dricus du Plessis is a South African professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the 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.