TORONTO – Dricus Du Plessis is not shaken by Sean Strickland in any way, shape or form ahead of Saturday’s UFC 297 title fight. The build to the middleweight championship bout, which takes place at Scotiabank Arena and airs on pay-per-view has taken a dark turn in the lead-up. After Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) made some comments about Strickland’s abusive childhood at their December press conference, the pair got into a cageside brawl at UFC 296. The weeks that have followed have consisted of Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) issuing a warning about Du Plessis talking about his past. The reigning champ even went as far as threatening to stab Du Plessis if he went down that road, to which the challenger responded by saying he had no fear of such a situation. “That’s pretty intense,” Du Plessis told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC 297 media day.
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Dricus Du Plessis responds to threats, details DMs with Sean Strickland before UFC 297 – MMA Junkie