Prior to middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis ‘ UFC 305 win over former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya earlier this month, UFC CEO Dana White said former champ Sean Strickland would get the next title shot. After all, Strickland had history with both. Du Plessis captured the middleweight championship by narrowly defeating Strickland at UFC 297 in January. Strickland believes that he won the fight. White said he scored the bout for Strickland during the UFC 297 Post-Fight Press Conference .
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Robert Whittaker gives his pick for Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland rematch – MMA Weekly