UFC 297 was quite a successful event. It promised to be entertaining and safe to say, it delivered on that promise. As far as the main event was concerned, a new middleweight champion was crowned i.e., Dricus Du Plessis. His fight with Sean Strickland? A war. A sheer blood bath. However, with this win, he also finds himself at the centre of scrutiny.

Post the fight, Sean Strickland took to X and accused Du Plessis of head-butting him, which is illegal in an MMA bout. Thereafter, the middleweight champion was asked the same and his response deserves your attention.

Did Dricus Du Plessis headbutt Sean Strickland?

According to the former middleweight champion, the South African head-butted him in the middle of the fight. This impaired his eye-sight and he found it difficult to see thereafter. 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!!!!!!” 

In the post-fight press conference, the new champion was asked about this alleged act. In his response, he simply denied knowing anything about this. He stated, “I can’t say I did. It is the first time I have heard of it. I did not feel anything—He said I head-butted him. I can’t remember any head butt.”

It appears this debacle is going to be the talk of the town for the next couple of days. However, for all we know, there is a new champion and there might be an arch nemesis of his who wants a piece of him.

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What lies ahead of Du Plessis?

The former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya shares a video of himself training back in 2016 where in he dumped into the South African. Intriguingly the two were set to face each other and along those lines, he asserted that it is destined for them to meet again. Safe to say, ‘IZZY,’ wants to fight him next. On x., he stated, “IS~RA~EL  ADÉSÀNYÀ This arc in my story was written long ago. Our paths are destined to cross again. Stay tuned for the next episode, thanks for watching. We Write History” 

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This fight might very well be on the cards. But we would to sit back and see what happens next. Until then, we ask you, what do you think the new champion should do next? Share with us your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

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