After a vicious fight broke out between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday night at UFC 296 in Las Vegas, security separated them. While Du Plessis and UFC middleweight champion were separated by security at the cage side, Strickland delivered strikes to his opponent.
The middleweight rivals were seated just a few rows apart, and tensions quickly flared when they were seen making fun of one another on camera. Strickland made a gesture where he appeared to shoot Du Plessis, but the title challenger avoided the blow.
Dricus Du Plessis takes to social media following Sean Strickland’s brawl
Shortly after, their taunts escalated into actual combat as they started fighting while Paddy Pimblett left the octagon after defeating UFC icon Tony Ferguson. In the video, Strickland requests that those standing between him and Du Plessis move before lunging toward DDP and attempting to strike him in the head.
While other UFC fighters like Alexander Volkanovski and Jamahal Hill looked on, security personnel at the T-Mobile Arena acted quickly to break up the fight. Following the altercation, Du Plessis, who was unmoved by security, made fun of the champion on Twitter while Strickland was led from his seat.
At the 2024 seasonal press conference, Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis sparred, creating a tense atmosphere ahead of their highly anticipated title fight at UFC 297 the following month. There was a tangible intensity in the air as the fighters butted heads, causing tempers to flare.
The purpose of the press conference was to highlight the impending fight, but it turned into a heated sneak peek at Strickland and Du Plessis’s animosity. The altercation raised expectations for their upcoming matchup by revealing a rivalry and intensity of their upcoming bout inside the UFC’s high-stakes octagon.
DDP gets brutally trolled by MMA Twitter
After DDP posted a tweet criticizing Sean Strickland’s fight at UFC 296 cage side, DDP was the target of a barrage of trolling from UFC fans.
Fans took advantage of the opportunity to make fun of and ridicule DDP for his remarks regarding the incident, which escalated the social media backlash.
As the UFC community got into intense discussions and debates, the online response sparked a heated exchange between DDP supporters and detractors, adding even more drama and controversy to the aftermath of Strickland’s brawl.
Fans are more excited about DDP and Sean Strickland’s upcoming fight at UFC 297 than they were before their brawl at UFC 296. The incident has become a topic of conversation, which has raised anticipation for the upcoming octagon fight between these two fighters.
