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Dricus du Plessis predicts UFC 297 title fight with Sean Strickland: ‘I think I’m gonna shock a lot of people’

Ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC 297 in January, surging contender, Dricus du Plessis has claimed he will make a slew of adjustments that will likely shock a lot of onlookers in his first title siege against champion, Sean Strickland.

du Plessis, the current number two ranked middleweight contender, has been sidelined since he featured on the main card of UFC 290 during International Fight Week back in July, turning in a spectacular second round TKO win over former champion, Robert Whittaker in the pair’s title-eliminator.

And missing out on a title fight with rival, Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 back in September in a trip to Australia, du Plessis watched on as Covina native, Strickland landed the undisputed middleweight title with a stunning unanimous decision upset with over the City Kickboxing staple.