LAS VEGAS – Jared Cannonier doesn’t understand the criticism towards the UFC 312 main event. Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time this past Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Strickland received plenty of criticism for not delivering on his pre-fight prediction of competing “To the death.” Cannonier, who holds a close decision win over Strickland in December 2022, thinks the criticism is unwarranted. “Congratulations to both competitors for making it out not as concussed as everybody hoped they would,” Cannonier told reporters at Wednesday’s media day.
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