Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-01-20, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Du Plessis vs Strickland is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 20th, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC 297 and it is valid for the UFC middleweight championship (Strickland’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Sean Strickland record
The black belt in Bjj and current Ufc Mw champion Sean Strickland entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive matches in 2022, against Alex Pereira (Sean Strickland vs Alex Pereira) and Jared Cannonier (Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland), but then he has won three fights beating Abusupiyan Magomedov (Sean Strickland vs Abusupiyan Magomedov) and Israel Adesanya (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2023, Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland).
Strickland’s next fight: Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
Dricus Du Plessis record
His opponent, the former KSW Ww champ Dricus Du Plessis, has an official record of 20-2-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the middleweight division.
He was defeated by Roberto Soldic in 2018, but since then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Darren Till (Darren Till vs Dricus Du Plessis), Derek Brunson (Derek Brunson vs Dricus du Plessis) and Robert Whittaker in his last three (Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du Plessis).
Du Plessis’ next fight: Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya
Fight card
Here is the UFC 297 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva
Neil Magny vs Mike Malott
Chris Curtis vs Marc-Andre Barriault
Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPNews / ESPN+)
Brad Katona vs Garrett Armfield
Charles Jourdain vs Sean Woodson
Serhiy Sidey vs Ramon Taveras
Gillian Robertson vs Polyana Viana
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Sam Patterson vs Yohan Lainesse
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Priscila Cachoeira
Malcolm Gordon vs Jimmy Flick
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 297 countdown Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 297 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 297 pre-fight press conference, featuring Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 297: Strickland vs Du Plessis weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Spanish
Portuguese
Official highlights
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Result
Who won Strickland vs Du Plessis fight?
Dricus Du Plessis defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Scores were 48-47, 47-48, 48-47.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 297 post-fight octagon interview of Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.
UFC 297 results
Here are the results of all the fights of UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis.
MAIN CARD
Dricus du Plessis def. Sean Strickland via SD
Raquel Pennington def. Mayra Bueno Silva via UD
Neil Magny def. Mike Malott via TKO r3
Chris Curtis def. Marc-André Barriault via SD
Movsar Evloev def. Arnold Allen via UD
PRELIMINARY CARD
Garrett Armfield def. Brad Katona via UD
Sean Woodson def. Charles Jourdain via SD
Ramon Taveras def. Serhiy Sidey via SD
Gillian Robertson def. Polyana Viana via TKO r2
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
Sam Patterson def. Yohan Lainesse via SUB r1
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Priscila Cachoeira via SUB r3
Jimmy Flick def. Malcolm Gordon via SUB r2
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 297 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC 297 Fight of the Night: Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 297 Performance of the Night: Gillian Robertson, Jasmine Jasudavicius
