Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland are set to battle it out this weekend in Australia and settle their rematch at UFC 312. Du Plessis is seeking to defeat Strickland for the second time as he gained a razor skinny matchup at UFC 297 through break up determination. Many known as the matchup controversial as Strickland out-struck the South African as many described his loss as a “robbery.” Since then Strickland held his No. 1 contender rank by defeating Paulo Costa whereas Du Plessis defended his belt towards the legend, Israel Adesanya.
Dricus Du Plessis Didn’t count on strickland title combat
Dricus Du Plessis admitted that the preliminary combat between him and Sean Strickland was a bit sudden. It was sudden as a result of not many individuals gave Strickland any probability of defeating Adesanya. On prime of that, many individuals didn’t count on Du Plessis to make a major climb within the middleweight ranks. The combat between the 2 creeped up out of nowhere with not many individuals anticipating it.
“See, the first one—the first fight—was kind of a random fight. Myself and Stickland—because, firstly, nobody expected him to win a title. Then, nobody expected me to even get close to the top 10.And here we are, the champion and the contender. And the fight was a war. I won the fight on points.”
–Dricus Du Plessis
Whereas the combat was sudden, the 2 males placed on a warfare that got here to determination that noticed Du Plessis edge out Strickland by a break up determination (48-47, 48-47, 47-48). Whereas the 2 had large wins in between the anticipated rematch, many individuals believed it ought to’ve been quick as a result of shut determination.
Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 hype
Many followers have claimed the UFC 312 card to be a bit weaker in comparison with others, however the principle occasion itself is unquestionably definitely worth the hype. Each Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland have had their intense moments together with buying and selling verbal blows at their press convention and a breakout combat within the crowd main as much as their preliminary combat.
The 2 middleweights will get to settle their variations this weekend because the matchup is extremely anticipated and can be a serious step for what’s subsequent within the division. In line with DraftKings, the champion Du Plessis (-205) is at present favored whereas Strickland (+170) sits because the underdog.
