Dricus Du Plessis claims that Sean Strickland admitted to him that the South African was the higher man on the night time at UFC 297. Du Plessis unseated Strickland as middleweight champion in the principle occasion final week by way of cut up determination. The bout was shut, however ultimately, a brand new champion was topped in Toronto.
Whereas Strickland gave Du Plessis props for his efficiency within the post-fight press convention, he additionally talked about that an unlawful headbutt reduce him in the course of the struggle, impairing his capacity to see. Talking on SuperSport Unplugged not too long ago, Du Plessis defined that, regardless of the choice being debated amongst the MMA group, Strickland himself admitted he knew he had been defeated earlier than the scorecards had been even learn.
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“He got here to me within the cage,” Du Plessis stated. “And I believe that is the primary time I’ve stated this – he got here to me within the cage instantly after the struggle, earlier than they introduced me as the brand new champion. And I went to him and I shook his hand and I stated, ‘You’re a warrior, properly completed. It was an amazing struggle.’ And he stated ‘No, you undoubtedly beat me.’ He stated to me ‘You deserve it, you gained that struggle.’”
Dricus Du Plessis tells @SuperSportTV that Sean Strickland admitted he misplaced the struggle after UFC 297👀#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/GOJruXZxKv
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Along with his victory, Du Plessis stays undefeated within the UFC and extends his present win streak to nine-straight. After having had very public points with the likes of former champion Israel Adesanya previously, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see who the UFC decides to feed the brand new champion for his first title protection.
