{"id":29780,"date":"2023-12-22T14:19:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/?post_type=competition-page&p=29780"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:09:29","slug":"ufc-297-strickland-vs-du-plessis","status":"publish","type":"competition-page","link":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/ufc\/297-strickland-vs-du-plessis","title":{"rendered":"UFC 297: STRICKLAND VS DU PLESSIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship Bout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Date:<\/strong> Sunday January 21
Main Card Time:<\/strong> 04:00 GMT
Location:<\/strong> Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tale of the Tape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>Sean Strickland<\/td>Dricus Du Plessis<\/td><\/tr>
Age<\/td>32<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
Height<\/td>6\u20191\u2033<\/td>6\u20191\u2033<\/td><\/tr>
Reach<\/td>76″<\/td>76\u2033<\/td><\/tr>
Stance<\/td>Southpaw<\/td>Switch<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>United States<\/td>South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
UFC Record <\/td>28 \u2013 5 \u2013 0<\/td>20 \u2013 2 \u2013 0<\/td><\/tr>
KO Rate<\/td>41%<\/td>45%<\/td><\/tr>
Odds<\/td>4\/5<\/td>1\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Odds from Bet Victor. Odds accurate as of January 15 2024, 09:00.<\/em> Odds subject to change<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sean Strickland (7\/10)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sean Strickland has flipped his narratives (and odds) on their heads. From #7 to Champ, he walks into this bout the favourite for a change. Strickland employs an almost lazy-looking but active guard supplemented with methodical pressure. Despite losing to Pereira in UFC 276, he managed to have the Brazilian working off his back foot for most of the fight. What he lacks in power, Sean makes up in output, stamina, and a desire to finish what he started in the crowd at UFC 296. The road to a Strickland fight can always be described with \u201cantics,\u201d but make no mistake, the Sean who walks into the octagon is no-nonsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dricus Du Plessis (11\/10)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Du Plessis sure knows how to hit a champion\u2019s nerve. It was Adesanya and African-ness; now it\u2019s Strickland and his pops. As expected, he walks in as the underdog against the Champ following his \u201closs\u201d in the crowd at UFC 296. Jokes aside, Du Plessis is a quality fighter who managed to finish the gatekeeper, Rob Whittaker, at UFC 290. The South African, like Strickland, operates at a high pace and isn\u2019t afraid to get into a slugfest. His power may have been questioned in the past, but dropping Whittaker with a jab from Southpaw, questions some of those questions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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