Sean Strickland misplaced the middleweight championship at UFC 297 to Dricus Du Plessis however many, together with UFC President Dana White did not agree with the choice.
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker does not perceive why there’s a lot controversy surrounding the break up choice win for the South African and rating the struggle for Du Plessis.
“I do not know why it is controversial. I’ve seen a variety of different fighters and Dana White himself saying he did not suppose he (Dricus Du Plessis) gained the struggle, however my opinion, I assumed he gained the struggle. I’ll say, and I do not like blurring the strains, however I’ll say congratulations to Dricus as a result of he wished it,” stated Whittaker on the MMArcade Podcast.
“I talked to a bunch of individuals and stated that he is an enormous, robust man and he is awkward as hell to struggle, however considered one of his issues is he goes out on his defend. He isn’t going to go away. He isn’t going to surrender and he’ll go away the octagon on a stretcher and that is precisely what he confirmed. I’ll say congratulations to the brand new champ as a result of he wished it extra.”
Whittaker was primed to secured one other title shot when he misplaced to Du Plessis at UFC 290 final July. The win set Du Plessis as much as struggle for the title shot at UFC 297.
“Dricus didn’t go away and also you noticed his face after the struggle. The commentators and everyone and their pals would not shut up in regards to the jab. Understandably. Nice jab, and he threw it at Dricus’ face about 7,000 instances. However let’s give somewhat props to Dricus as a result of he did not go away. He did not go away, was throwing overhands from the begin to the literal end simply pushing into him. I believe he talked about it within the post-fight press convention as effectively, he was beat up from it,” stated Whittaker.
“You solely struggle like that and struggle by that being hungry, wanting it, and being prepared to go away all of it there… I assumed personally that he gained the struggle.”
