{"id":2230,"date":"2024-01-21T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T10:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2024-01-21T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T10:14:10","slug":"du-plessis-secures-ufc-297-championship-win-over-strickland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/other-sports\/du-plessis-secures-ufc-297-championship-win-over-strickland\/","title":{"rendered":"Du Plessis emerged victorious over Strickland to win the championship. Results of UFC 297"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>24hscore news<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight in Toronto, Canada, UFC 297 featured two title bouts. In the main event, American Raquel Pennington faced Brazilian Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant women&#8217;s bantamweight belt (up to 61.2 kg). The five-round bout ended with Pennington securing victory by unanimous decision from the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-45).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highlight of the tournament was the clash between the reigning middleweight champion (up to 83.9 kg), American Sean Strickland, and the challenger from South Africa, Dricus Du Plessis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the champion&#8217;s assurance of an intense bout, he strategically prioritized defense with jabs and constant movement. Du Plessis, starting from the second round, exhibited heightened aggression, enduring a substantial hematoma while consistently staying engaged in the fight. Midway through, the South African took complete control, maintaining dominance over his opponent throughout the entire five rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a majority decision by the judges (48-47, 47-48, 48-47), Du Plessis emerged as the victor, securing the championship belt from Sean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your NEW middleweight champ ?? ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC297?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#UFC297<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dricusduplessis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DricusDuPlessis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VBi1sTzJGe\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VBi1sTzJGe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1748961424389578764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the well-known rapper Drake placed a $700,000 bet on this match, favoring Strickland&#8217;s victory with odds of 1.97. Unfortunately for Drake, Du Plessis disrupted his expectations, resulting in bookmakers collecting the rapper&#8217;s wagered amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">drake put $700k on sean strickland <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DuzXWdSz8R\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DuzXWdSz8R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dovy? (@DovySimuMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DovySimuMMA\/status\/1748712913483841792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Early Preliminary Card:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sam Patterson (11-2-1) faced SBM 1 against Johan Lainess (9-3). Patterson emerged victorious with a rear-naked choke in the opening round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jasmine Yasudavichus (11-3) took on SBM 3 versus Priscila Kachoeira (12-6). Yasudavichus secured the win with an anaconda choke in the third round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jimmy Flick (17-7) clashed with SBM 2 against Malcolm Gordon (14-8). Flick came out on top with a second-round triangle choke.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Preliminary Card:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Garrett Armfield (10-3) faced Brad Katona (13-3) and won by unanimous decision (29-28 on all cards).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sean Woodson (11-1-1) went up against Charles Jourdain (15-7-1) and secured the victory by judges&#8217; decision (29-28, 28-29, and 29-28).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramon Taveras (10-2) competed against Sergey Sideo (10-2) and emerged victorious in a split decision (29-28, 28-29, and 29-28).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jillian Robertson (13-8) faced Poliana Viana (13-7) and won by TKO in the second round.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Main Card:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Movsar Evloev (18-0) went up against Arnold Allen (19-3) and won by unanimous decision (29-28 on all cards).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Curtis (31-10) faced Marc-Andre Barrio (16-7) and secured the win in a split decision (30-27, 28-29, and 30-27).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neil Magny (29-11) fought against Mike Malott (10-2-1) and executed a remarkable comeback, winning by TKO in the third round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raquel Pennington (16-8) competed against Mayra Bueno Silva (10-3-1) and won by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, and 49-45).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dricus Du Plessis (21-2) faced Sean Strickland (28-6) and secured victory by majority decision (48-47, 47-48, and 48-47).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Stay informed and ahead of the competition! <a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">24hscore<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24hscore news Tonight in Toronto, Canada, UFC 297 featured two title bouts. In the main event, American Raquel Pennington faced Brazilian Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant women&#8217;s bantamweight belt (up to 61.2 kg). The five-round bout ended with Pennington securing victory by unanimous decision from the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-45). The highlight of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","rank_math_description":"Tonight in Toronto, Canada, UFC 297 featured two title bouts. 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