Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis went at it in the crowd at UFC 296.
The pair will fight for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 297 in January next year but clearly couldn’t wait to throw down.
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You can watch the video below:
Here's the dust up between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis from earlier tonight! 👀 🤯#UFC296 pic.twitter.com/WnLNVGkRXf
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) December 17, 2023
Sean Strickland just beat the sh3t out of Dricus Du Plesis 😭😭😭#UFC296pic.twitter.com/M5CBxernEO
— Jam (@Iswhatis1) December 17, 2023
Fight fans reacted to the wild footage.
One said: ‘He’s such a gentleman moving the woman and child out of the way.’
Another joked: ‘This counts as a title defense.’
A third said: ‘They need this buildup for the fight…the rest of the card isn’t that good. Seriously, I love Sean but he’s got to hold it together in public.’