Sean Strickland is ready to exact his revenge against Dricus Du Plessis – on home soil.
Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title in Saturday’s UFC 305 headliner when he submitted Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) at RAC Arena in Perth.
Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC), who lost his title to Du Plessis in a close decision loss at UFC 297, was touted as No. 1 contender prior to Du Plessis’ fight with Adesanya. He sent a warning to the South African champion after the fight.
Du Plessis edged out Strickland to capture the middleweight title at UFC 297, a fight Strickland is adamant he won. If Strickland gets his wish of rematching Du Plessis, Whittaker thinks he’ll fall short again.
