Sean Strickland has now been officially dethroned as the champion. He went five whole rounds against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297. It was a close contest and quite a tough one to score. Many fans had distinct scoring cards and different victors. In any case, these opinions will be prolonged for the next couple of days. However, there is one notable personality who weighed in on the decision.

Dana White, President of the UFC revealed how he scored the contest. His response also pleased Strickland enough to re-post it on his Instagram story. Find out all that went down.

Who is the winner in the eyes of Dana White?

According to White, the fight was quite competitive. He had it even going into the fifth round. And he felt Strickland had done enough to win the fifth so he scored it for the former champion. He stated, “I had it 2-2 going into the last round. I thought Strickland won the last round.” The same was posted on his Instagram story.  In another Instagram story, he appears to be quite emotional with his girlfriend and states, “The headbutt, kind of f*cking sucked. But hey, life is good. Onto next, thank you everybody.” 

It is intriguing to see how Strickland takes this loss and comes back again for a potential rematch. But for now, he does not seem to be in his best mood and thinks he has done enough to win the contest. However, let’s take a closer look at his head butt allegation.

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A head-butting allegation by Strickland

According to Strickland, he was head-butted in the fight by the South African which made it hard for him to see. On. X revealed that was a paramount factor but he looks forward to what lies ahead of him. He stated, “ “Well f*ck haha… man that headbutt made it difficult to see but I thought we got the job done. Blood and all!!! Onto the next one!!! Thanks to everyone who supported me!!!!!!”  However, the champion denies any such claims.

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In any case, these things are common in the sport. Moreover, what matters is that the middleweight division looks exciting. But we are curious to know, what you think of this entire episode. Share with us your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

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