The UFC Middleweight Champion wasn't opposed to rematching Strickland, but he got a bigger fight in Israel Adesanya.
Former UFC Middleweight Champion and current #1 contender Strickland has been asking for a rematch with Du Plessis ever since they first clashed at UFC 297 in January, which saw Du Plessis become the new champion over the distance.
The fight couldn't have been any closer with one judge scoring three rounds for Strickland and the other two judges having Du Plessis on their scorecards, awarding him the split decision-victory that Strickland has disputed time and time again.at UFC 302.
"For me, the biggest fight is the fight that I want, the fight the fans want to see. At the end of the day, they are the ones that pay for the tickets, buy the pay-per-views and they are the ones that watch this sport. So, obviously for me, the Adesanya fight was by far the biggest fight. That's probably the biggest fight of the year, one of them at least. And the Strickland fight, sure. If that's the fight that makes sense, that's the fight that I'm gonna fight.
"I would have had no problem in doing the rematch. I even told the UFC, I said there's no problem if they want to do the rematch, if Izzy isn't ready to fight or anything. Strickland rematch, I'm more than willing. Even in Vegas in his hometown, I have no problem with that.
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