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English mixed martial artist (born 1995)
Christian Leroy Duncan is an English mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously competed in Cage Warriors, where he is a former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion. As of September 12, 2026, he is #10 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.
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South African mixed martial artist (born 1994)
Dricus du Plessis, also known by his initials DDP, is a South African professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. He is the first South African to win a UFC championship. As of 19 August 2025, he is #2 in the Meta UFC middleweight 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.
More on Wikipedia ↗UFC mixed martial arts event in 2020
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 30, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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Christian Leroy Duncan believes a win over Brendan Allen warrants a shot at Ultimate Fighting Championship gold or a former titleholder.
Brendan Allen has taken aim at ex-UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis before his return to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 122.
Brendan Allen wanted a fight higher up the UFC middleweight rankings. Instead, he will put his own position on the line against Christian Leroy Duncan, a rising contender who has won five consecutive fights.