Jared Cannonier sees why Sean Strickland didn't throw caution to the wind at UFC 312 - how can you, when you're facing Dricus du Plessis? The UFC middleweight champion picked up a thing or two from his first fight with Strickland at UFC 297,

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.