Dana White has revealed that Sean Strickland will fight the winner of this weekend's UFC 305 main event between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis.
by unanimous decision. Strickland's reign didn't last for long though, as Du Plessis dethroned the American at UFC 297 to finally secure a highly-anticipated matchup with Adesanya, one of the biggest fights of 2024.post-fight press conference on Tuesday. "He deserves the fight, if that happens. But, you never know what could happen, how these fights could play out.
Strickland has long been campaigning for a rematch with Du Plessis, but will have to switch gears if "The Last Stylebender" is able to do what he could not.Speaking of which, Adesanya has given his two cents on White confirming that his former foe Strickland will await the winner of his fight against Du Plessis.upon hearing the news. "OK, cool. That's nice, I didn't think the UFC would announce it like that but I thought maybe Whittaker vs. Khamzat .
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