Following a lively press conference at UFC 297 in Toronto, Sean Strickland and Doricus du Plessis came face-to-face, and fans rushed onto the stage to greet Strickland.
Strickland and du Plessis did not see eye to eye, as Strickland had previously vowed to fight the South African challenger “to the death.” However, despite du Plessis’ earlier contentious comments provoking a threat from Strickland, there were no signs of violence during the face-off.
UFC 297 is set to take place on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and will be aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The co-main event will showcase a women’s bantamweight title match between Raquel Pennington and Maira Bueno Silva, who are competing for the vacant belt.
Pennington and Bueno Silva engaged in a verbal exchange, with Silva branding Pennington as a dull fighter and Pennington firing back.
The press conference was filled with intense exchanges, primarily from Strickland, which captivated the audience, drowning out the media’s questions and eliciting strong approval. One fan was so enthralled that he introduced himself to the middleweight champion on stage.
