Dricus Du Plessis claims that Sean Strickland admitted to him that the South African was the higher man on the evening at UFC 297. Du Plessis unseated Strickland as middleweight champion in the principle occasion final week by way of cut up determination. The bout was shut, however in the long run, a brand new champion was topped in Toronto.
Whereas Strickland gave Du Plessis props for his efficiency within the post-fight press convention, he additionally talked about that an unlawful headbutt reduce him through the struggle, impairing his capability to see. Talking on SuperSport Unplugged not too long ago, Du Plessis defined that, regardless of the choice being debated amongst the MMA group, Strickland himself admitted he knew he had been defeated earlier than the scorecards have been even learn.
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“He got here to me within the cage,” Du Plessis mentioned. “And I believe that is the primary time I’ve mentioned this – he got here to me within the cage instantly after the struggle, earlier than they introduced me as the brand new champion. And I went to him and I shook his hand and I mentioned, ‘You’re a warrior, properly executed. It was an incredible struggle.’ And he mentioned ‘No, you positively beat me.’ He mentioned to me ‘You deserve it, you received that struggle.’”
Dricus Du Plessis tells @SuperSportTV that Sean Strickland admitted he misplaced the struggle after UFC 297👀#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/GOJruXZxKv
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Along with his victory, Du Plessis stays undefeated within the UFC and extends his present win streak to nine-straight. After having had very public points with the likes of former champion Israel Adesanya up to now, will probably be fascinating to see who the UFC decides to feed the brand new champion for his first title protection.
