Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis LIVE: UFC 297 fight updates ...

Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis will clash for the UFC middleweight title tonight, with the vacant women’s bantamweight belt also on the line in Toronto.

Strickland won the middleweight title with a seismic upset of Israel Adesanya in September, and now the controversial American makes his first defence of the belt. Meanwhile, South Africa’s Du Plessis enters the main event on the back of a surprise TKO of ex-champion Robert Whittaker in July.

Strickland and Du Plessis have fought each other before, in a sense, having brawled in the crowd at UFC 296 in December, and fans are expecting a scrappy contest this evening.

In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington will fight Mayra Bueno Silva to crown a new women’s bantamweight champion, seven months after the icon Amanda Nunes retired and relinquished the belt.

Follow live updates and results from UFC 297 below.

UFC 297 LIVE

• Sean Strickland defends middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis
• Strickland became champion with seismic upset over Israel Adesanya
• Controversial American is making his first title defence here
• South Africa’s Du Plessis enters UFC 297 on back of surprise TKO of Robert Whittaker
• Strickland and Du Plessis brawled at ringside in December
• Strickland under fire this week for sexist and anti-LGBTQ comments

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UFC 297 LIVE: Strickland vs Du Plessis

In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington will fight Mayra Bueno Silva to crown a new women’s bantamweight champion, seven months after the icon Amanda Nunes retired and relinquished the belt.

Alex Pattle20 January 2024 23:33