Sean Strickland has expressed some concerns about a potential UFC title fight between his former opponents Dricus Du Plessis and Alex Pereira.
card in Perth, Western Australia saw Du Plessis successfully defend his middleweight title for the first time when he submittedPereira suggested in an Instagram post after the UFC 305 main event that he might like to return to middleweight to challenge Du Plessis, but in a recentJan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Sean Strickland fights Dricus Du Plessis during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena.
"As a welterweight that moved up to 185, once you get used to that weight class the thought of going back down sounds miserable,” Strickland told Brett Okamoto. “I think Alex should fight him at 205 any day of the week. I think Alex, any day of the week says 205, 100% dude. But you know, Alex has a big fight with Rountree. I think that’s a really great fight for Alex.”.
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Alex Pereira is looked over by medical staff after the fight against Israel Adesanya during UFC 287 at Miami-Dade Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports / Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports "I remember seeing Alex for his last fight in the back room, and dude - he looked like f***ing death,” Strickland explained. “Like when he last , I walked to go say hi to him and dude, he just looked like f***ing death. To the point where I’m like 'Man, this ain’t good for you dude. Go up.'"
Du Plessis has expressed interested in moving up to light heavyweight himself in order to try and become a two-division UFC champion, but with Pereira scheduled to fight Rountree in October the South African may need to defend his middleweight belt in a rematch with Strickland before he makes the jump to a new weight class.Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship.
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