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Former UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has confirmed that he is interested in a move to light heavyweight.

At the age of just 32, and with a UFC record of 10-1, you would have to imagine Dricus du Plessis still has a lot left in the tank. He has already been a UFC world champion, successfully defending it twice before dropping it to Khamzat Chimaev.

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However, after bouncing back with a nice win over Kamaru Usman, Dricus du Plessis is ready to get back out there and prove that he can hold gold once again at the elite level.

Following suggestions that he could be moving up to the light heavyweight division, Dricus du Plessis decided to comment on his future in a recent interview.

Dricus du Plessis has big plans for the future

“I want to get my belt back and eventually go up to 205 and go test myself there, and I’m certain that I will be a champion,” Du Plessis said on “The Sias du Plessis Show.” “I’m big enough for that division, and I’m certain I can be champion at that division, as well.”

“I want that belt back, get a defense, and see if we do another one if there’s any fight that makes sense,” Du Plessis said. “Fighting for the belt, that is definitely – I’m fighting for the belt. I’m getting my belt back. Defense is going to be interesting to see what they come up with, and for as long as the middleweight division stays interesting, as long as the fights I have are interesting, people want to see it. The fights that are, like we talk about, that resume is important to who I fight. Yeah of course, then going up to 205. Not necessarily in 2027, but if the opportunity is there, it’s there.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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