[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/fight-of-the-month-january-2024-ramon-taveras-vs-serhiy-sidey-ufc-297 January 31, 2024 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, … Read more
[ According to Dricus Du Plessis, Sean Strickland thought he lost their fight in its immediate aftermath at UFC 297. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) dethroned Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) to become middleweight champion in a tightly contested main event in Toronto earlier this month. Days after their fight, Strickland said he thought … Read more
[ Dricus Du Plessis has put South African MMA on the map in a major way. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) outlasted Sean Strickland in this past Saturday’s UFC 297 headliner to claim the middleweight title. The former two-division EFC champion became South Africa’s first UFC champion and only the fourth African champ in … Read more
[ UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis thinks the Israel Adesanya fight has to happen in Africa. After claiming the middleweight title with a split decision win over Sean Strickland this past Saturday at UFC 297, Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) reignited his feud with Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) by calling him out. … Read more
[ Robert Whittaker disagrees with the notion that there’s controversy surrounding the UFC 297 headliner. Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) edged out Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split decision to claim the middleweight title Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The likes of UFC CEO Dana White and Joe Rogan had Strickland winning, … Read more
[ Henry Cejudo advises Dricus Du Plessis to go after Alex Pereira, not Israel Adesanya. During the UFC 297 pre-fight news conference, Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) expressed interest in eventually moving up to light heavyweight to face champion Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) if he were to beat Sean Strickland and win the … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/01/video-discussing-ufc-297-main-event-dricus-du-plessis-champion-first-title-challenger January 23, 2024 7:40 pm ET The UFC’s middleweight division has a new champion in Dricus Du Plessis. The South African claimed gold by edging out a split decision over Sean Strickland in the … Read more
[ Michael Bisping thinks Sean Strickland needed to diversify his offense at UFC 297. Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) lost his middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) by split decision in Saturday’s main event at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Strickland’s jab allowed him to dictate the pace in Round 1, but … Read more
[ Eric Nicksick thought Sean Strickland did enough to win at UFC 297. Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) lost his middleweight title in a narrow split decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Strickland’s head coach Nicksick was classy in his reaction to … Read more
[ Chael Sonnen argues that Dricus Du Plessis swept the scorecards at UFC 297. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defeated Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split decision to claim the middleweight title in Saturday’s headliner at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Strickland thought he was robbed, and the likes of UFC CEO Dana … Read more
