Dricus Du Plessis is determined to clear up any questions about his first fight with Sean Strickland in Saturday’s UFC 312 title rematch. After Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) took the middleweight title from Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a debated split decision at UFC 297 in January 2024, the pair will run
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Sean Strickland has an opinion about the Bryce Mitchell controversy that has dominated recent MMA headlines because, of course he does. Early in his session with reporters during Tuesday’s media day for his UFC 312 title rematch with Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), Strickland took
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Michael Bisping also doesn’t think Alex Pereira should be cornering Sean Strickland at UFC 312. Light heavyweight champion Pereira will corner Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) for his title-fight rematch against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC), which headlines Saturday’s card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). With Pereira
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Sean Strickland has often been criticized for promising war but winning fights by decision. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a title-fight rematch, which headlines Saturday’s event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). Strickland dared Du Plessis for a striking-only battle and
Believe it or not, Sean Strickland actually had something nice to say about fellow former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya – and his words seemed genuine. Strickland, who challenges Dricus Du Plessis for the 185-pound title in a rematch Saturday at UFC 312 (ESPN+ pay-per-view) in Sydney, appeared Tuesday on Fox Sports Australia, where he
