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Joe Rogan surprised judges awarded Dricus Du Plessis win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297

Joe Rogan didn't expect Dricus Du Plessis to beat Sean Strickland when the scorecards were being read out.

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Israel Adesanya happy for new UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis, but ‘still going to test that ass’

Despite their history, Israel Adesanya praised Dricus Du Plessis for his title win at UFC 297.

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5 biggest takeaways from UFC 297: Is UFC relieved to see Sean Strickland’s title reign end?

Analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC 297, including whether Sean Strickland being dethroned is a relief to the UFC brass.

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Ian Machado Garry mocks Sean Strickland after UFC 297 loss: ‘If I ever have a fight like that, please tell me to retire’

Ian Machado Garry took a great amount of pleasure in seeing Sean Strickland lose his title to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297.

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Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Sean Strickland after UFC 297 title loss?

Sean Strickland's title reign proved short lived after dropping gold to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297, but he might from a chance to win it back.

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Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for new champ Dricus Du Plessis after UFC 297 title win?

Dricus Du Plessis has a few massive options for his first title defense after winning the middleweight title from Sean Strickland at UFC 297.

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Dricus Du Plessis’ blunt assessment of Dana White’s UFC 297 scorecard for Sean Strickland: ‘Bullsh*t’

New middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis didn't mince words when he heard his boss thought he lost the UFC 297 main event.

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UFC 297 post-event facts: Dricus Du Plessis, Raquel Pennington make history in title wins

The best facts to come out of UFC 297, which saw two new champions crowned with historic achievements attached to both new reigns.

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Dricus du Plessis takes UFC middleweight title from Sean Strickland

Recap of UFC Vegas 297 winners and losers: Dricus du Plessis claims middleweight title, Raquel Pennington becomes women's bantamweight champion, and more.

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Dana White scored UFC 297 main event for Sean Strickland: ‘The jab was f*cking beautiful’

UFC CEO Dana White admitted the UFC 297 main event was close, but he gave the edge to Sean Strickland.

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Sean Strickland reacts to UFC 297 loss, claims head butt caused cut that impaired vision

Following his UFC 297 loss, Sean Strickland claims a head butt made him unable to see out of one eye during his loss to Dricus Du Plessis.

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UFC 297 results: Dricus Du Plessis beats Sean Strickland in brawl, sends message to Israel Adesanya

For the first time, a UFC title is headed to South Africa, with Dricus Du Plessis. Meanwhile, Sean Strickland came up short.

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Social media reacts to Dricus Du Plessis’ bloody title win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297

The MMA community reacted to Dricus Du Plessis taking the title from Sean Strickland by split decision in the UFC 297 main event.

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UFC 297 ‘Embedded,’ No. 6: ‘We’re not going to compare shapes. We’re not even in the same bracket’

In the sixth episode of UFC 297 "Embedded," Dricus Du Plessis talks down the praise of Sean Strickland's physique.

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Alex Pereira responds to Dricus Du Plessis’ callout at UFC 297 presser: ‘That’s far from happening’

Alex Pereira responds to Dricus Du Plessis' callout at Thursday's UFC 297 presser.

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Alexander Volkanovski leans toward Dricus Du Plessis over Sean Strickland if cardio holds up at UFC 297

Alexander Volkanovski believes Dricus Du Plessis will beat Sean Strickland if he's still fresh in the later rounds.

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UFC 297: Quick Picks and Prognostications

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom takes a quick look at the main card for UFC 297, which features two title fights in Toronto.

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Teddy Atlas lauds ‘monster truck’ Dricus Du Plessis for his intelligence ahead of UFC 297

Legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas is very high on Dricus Du Plessis.

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UFC 297 video: Sean Strickland skips scale in final faceoff wiht Dricus Du Plessis for title grudge match

Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis engaged in their final staredown before UFC 297 at ceremonial weigh-ins.

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UFC 297 predictions: Four blowouts, but no unanimous picks in Toronto

Check out our staff members' picks and analysis for UFC 297 in Toronto.

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Jon Anik likes chances of UFC 300 turnaround for Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis winner

UFC 300 in April still doesn't have a headliner, and Jon Anik thinks it's because the promotion is waiting for UFC 297 to play out.

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Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis respond to Israel Adesanya’s pick for UFC 297 headliner

Both Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis bashed Israel Adesanya at the UFC 297 pre-fight press conference.

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UFC 297 video: Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis make weight for title fight headliner

Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis are one step close to settling things after making weight for the UFC 297 main event.

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Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis squash beef, promise ‘fight to the death’ at UFC 297

It looks like Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis are cool after all.

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