Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis got into a brawl ahead of their upcoming fight at UFC 297 as the two fighters threw punches at each other in the crowd of UFC 296.
Strickland is set to defend his middleweight title against Du Plessis on Jan. 20, although it appears that there's enough bad blood between the two that they weren't able to wait until then.
Ariel Helwani @arielhelwaniFootage of DDP and Strickland getting pulled apart after coming to blows. <a href="https://t.co/3YWAebvRKX">pic.twitter.com/3YWAebvRKX</a>
Du Plessis responded to the altercation on social media:
Dricus Du Plessis @dricusduplessisNow I understand why you have a 33% finish rate, you hit like a girl, also 20 January the security won't be there to save your life when I'm on top.