Dricus du Plessis goes up towards reigning middleweight champion Sean Strickland on Saturday, January 20 at Scotiabank Enviornment in Toronto, Canada. The pair battles it out in the principle occasion of UFC 297 reside on pay-per-view. Forward of the extremely anticipated showdown, the promotion hit the stream with a video, going again to final July, when the No. 2-ranked contender took on former titleholder Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in Las Vegas.
Du Plessis and Whittaker squared off in the principle card bout, serving because the UFC middleweight title eliminator. The South African combined martial artist got here out on high, stopping his New Zealand-Australian opponent with punches within the second spherical.
In his following bout, Dricus Du Plessis was anticipated to face the then champion Israel Adesanya. The bout didn’t go forward, and the latter fought Strickland, who claimed the win, in addition to the belt, by unanimous resolution.
Within the UK and Australia, UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis airs reside on Sunday, January 21.
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