It was an extremely long night for Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 in Chicago. The former UFC middleweight champion lost his title to Khamzat Chimaev via a smothering so complete that the judges all awarded the fight to “Borz” with 50-44 scores.

Late-blooming flanker Du'Plessis Kirifi is glad the fuss over his test debut is receding in the background so he can focus on cementing his spot in New Zealand's back row in the Rugby Championship. Read more at straitstimes.