Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis – Preview and Prediction
Sean Strickland will make his first middleweight title defense against Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 297 this Saturday night.
Back in December, the two men had heated exchanges, but now in the new year, things have cooled down.
While there has been a lot of respect throughout fight week, both fighters promised to make the first pay per view of the year a great show.
Ahead of the fight, let’s have a preview and prediction for the UFC 297 main event. The full preview can be seen in the video above.
Breakdown
Strickland shocked the world in September when he upset Israel Adesanya and now a huge fan favorite, who as MyMMANews knows, doesn’t like the color pink.
Du Plessis has been a stud since coming into the UFC and he earned the biggest win of his career in his last fight in July when he stopped former champion Robert Whittaker.
Tale of the Tape
Everything is close on paper and is just about identical.
One thing to note is that Strickland looks like he’s in the best shape of his life and Du Plessis is a big strong middleweight.
Oddsmakers
They have this one close, but they are giving a slight nod to Du Plessis. The odds may change the closer we get to fight night.
Prediction
Most fans and media members are seeing this fight the same way.
If Du Plessis gets the win, he’ll do what he always and that’s come out guns blazing, wrestling and throwing some nasty power shots on way to a finish.
On the other hand, if Strickland is going to win, he’ll have to whether the storm and then pick apart Du Plessis in the later rounds.
Should be a fun of to watch to see how it all plays out.
Prediction: Dricus Du Plessis defeats Sean Strickland by TKO
