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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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UFC 297 video: Sean Strickland avoids eye contact with Dricus Du Plessis at press conference faceoff

Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis had their first UFC 297 fight week staredown in Toronto.

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UFC 297 breakdown: Why Sean Strickland won’t just beat Dricus Du Plessis – he’ll finish him

MMA Junkie fight analyst Dan Tom takes a closer look at the UFC 297 main event between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.

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Israel Adesanya respects Sean Strickland’s skills but predicts Dricus Du Plessis to submit him at UFC 297

Israel Adesanya sees Dricus Du Plessis finishing Sean Strickland on the mat to claim the UFC middleweight title.

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Henry Cejudo picks Dricus Du Plessis to beat Sean Strickland at UFC 297: ‘His head is in the right place’

Henry Cejudo can't say the same about Sean Strickland and worries that his emotions could cost him at UFC 297.

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Daniel Cormier praises UFC champ Sean Strickland’s mental toughness despite emotional outbursts

Sean Strickland outside the cage might act one way, but Daniel Cormier credits the UFC champ's ability to fight with composure.

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Dricus Du Plessis responds to threats, details DMs with Sean Strickland before UFC 297

Dricus Du Plessis is not shaken by Sean Strickland in any way, shape or form ahead of Saturday's UFC 297 title fight.

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Sean Strickland responds to Dricus Du Plessis calling him a hypocrite: ‘I don’t need to be f*cking right’

Dricus Du Plessis recently painted Sean Strickland a hypocrite for saying his insults crossed the line. Ahead of UFC 297, the champ responds.

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Michael Bisping disagrees with Dricus Du Plessis shutting down Khamzat Chimaev as title challenger

Michael Bisping argues that Khamzat Chimaev should be the next No. 1 contender at middleweight, despite what Dricus Du Plessis says.

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UFC 297 pre-event facts: Can Dricus Du Plessis’ output crack Sean Strickland’s defense?

The best facts and figures about UFC 297, which sees Dricus Du Plessis' strong offense put Sean Strickland's record defense to the test.

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