Sean Strickland assures fans he isn’t battling staph infection going into UFC 312 . Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a title-fight rematch, which headlines Saturday’s event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). During Strickland’s pre-fight photoshoot with the UFC, many noticed what appeared to be a potential staph infection on his upper left arm. Du Plessis played into it by posting something about it on his Instagram story (h/t Championship Rounds ).
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Sean Strickland dismisses staph infection speculation before UFC 312: ‘I’m immune’ – MMA Junkie