The infamous cageside brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis? Brandon Moreno knew it was coming.
Ahead of their scheduled title fight at UFC 297, Strickland and Du Plessis spent UFC 296 fight week in December promoting their matchup, which included an ugly back-and-forth during a press conference that featured the headliners of the year’s first three pay-per-views. Strickland was triggered at the press conference when Du Plessis brought up his abusive upbringing, and the feeling carried over to UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena.
For some reason, Du Plessis was assigned to sit just two rows directly behind Strickland. After the UFC 296 broadcast filmed both men, all hell broke loose when Strickland jumped over a row of seats and attacked Du Plessis.
