In a rather lackluster rematch, Dricus Du Plessis retained his middleweight belt with a dominating unanimous decision over a bloodied Sean Strickland.
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“This was a big proving point for me, I don’t want to make it a habit of these decisions,” Du Plessis said. “The game plan here was stay calm, because said, ‘You know you can knock somebody out. We know you have that dog . Try and stay calm.’ Because It was really hard once I saw him grabbing at his nose.”
Strickland continued to approach his attacks cautiously in the second round, attempting to pick his spots. Other than a strong right hand early in the round, it was Du Plessis who won the significant-strikes battle, 28-17. Du Plessis continued to pepper Strickland’s nose in the final round, while staying on the attack to confirm the win.In the co-main event, women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili overcame a rough first round and controlled more than 21 minutes of her title defense against No. 1 contender Tatiana Suarez to earn a unanimous decision to retain her belt.Heavyweight Tallison Teixeira made his UFC debut by scoring a first-round TKO over Justin Tafa .
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