Dricus Du Plessis calls split decision against Sean Strickland 'shocking'
Through the process of defeating Sean Strickland in January — consequently becoming the UFC middleweight champion — Dricus du Plessis absorbed two key lessons that could serve him well in his first title defense.Maybe Strickland’s stunning upset of Israel Adesanya last September, the one that made Strickland the champion in the first place, wasn’t just some off-night performance from Adesanya.
But there’s something to be said for not merely writing off a fighter of Adesanya’s caliber before locking horns in the octagon this weekend. Du Plessis believes the fracture occurred midway through the second round against Strickland, and said the UFC had seen his medical records and was aware of the situation that prevented him from being at the heart of the spectacle event in Las Vegas.to be part of UFC 300. They offered me some great money to fight on that card,” du Plessis said.
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