Dricus Du Plessis aims to defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland for the second time, seeking a finish from the start. While Du Plessis acknowledges the challenge, he expresses preference for a fight against Khamzat Chimaev. The fight promises another war between the two fighters who showed mutual respect following their previous encounter.
Following the first bout between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland , it seems that there is now mutual respect between the two fighters. Photo: BackpagePixDRICUS du Plessis has beaten a number of legends of the middleweight division in the UFC – including one of the most diverse strikers the sport has ever seen in Israel Adesanya and ‘The Reaper’ himself, Robert Whittaker.
With his legacy on the line, the South African couched in front of the media yesterday that he will be looking for a finish right from the start of the fight on Sunday. “And if it has to go to the last bell, I’ll be looking for that knockout from the word go to the end of that fight.” Nonetheless, Du Plessis aired that he would have preferred to fight Chimaev instead of Strickland – and who can blame him?
Strickland showed his respect for the current champion, and promised another fight-round war at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Sunday.
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