Robert Whittaker disagrees with the notion that there’s controversy surrounding the UFC 297 headliner. Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) edged out Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split decision to claim the middleweight title Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The likes of UFC CEO Dana White and Joe Rogan had Strickland winning, but Whittaker scored Rounds 2,3,4 and 5 for Du Plessis. He credits Du Plessis for outlasting Strickland in a battle that left both fighters marked up. “I don’t know why it’s controversial,” Whittaker said on his MMArcade Podcast . “I’ve seen a lot of other fighters and even Dana White himself saying he didn’t think he won the fight.
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