If Dricus Du
Plessis had gotten his way, he would have been defending his
middleweight crown against Khamzat
Chimaev at UFC 312.
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Over the weekend, it was announced that Du Plessis would face
Sean
Strickland in a championship rematch on Feb. 8 in Sydney,
Australia. Du Plessis claimed the 185-pound belt with a
split-decision triumph over Strickland at UFC 297 this past
January.
“Just for clarification I preferred the Khamzat fight but the
rematch is a fight most wanted before Khamzat vs Whittaker,” Du
Plessis wrote on social media. “I’m not unhappy with the UFC’s
decision. Like I said, I’ll fight the man fans think is the next
best guy. He was promised the fight, so Strickland it is.”
Just for clarification I preferred the
Khamzat fight but the rematch is a fight most wanted before Khamzat
vs Withaker. I’m not unhappy with the UFC’s decision like I said
I’ll fight the man fans think is the next best guy he was promised
the fight so Strickland it is.— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis)
December 10, 2024
Chimaev emerged as an intriguing contender on the heels of a
first-round submission triumph against Robert
Whittaker in the UFC 308 co-main event this past October. The
Chechen-born Swede will still presumably be next in line to face
the winner of the Du Plessis-Strickland rematch.
It’s ok bro haha pic.twitter.com/IhOuvpWr8Z
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev)
December 7, 2024