Coach Sayif Saud doesn’t expect Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland to hold anything back when their UFC 312 rematch begins.
Less than 13 months after Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) took the middleweight title off Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) by debated split decision at UFC 297, the pair will run it back in Saturday’s headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).
The first fight delivered some solid action but went down to the wire. Both men believe to this day they clearly won, with Strickland blaming poor judging as well as his performance being hindered by a cut he claims came from an illegal head butt. Du Plessis, meanwhile, thinks there was no controversy and intends on putting a stamp on the sequel.
