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re: UFC 297: Strickland vs Du Plessis

Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:43 am to
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:43 am to
DDP said for Izzy to get up snd come back.

Sean wanted a rematch with DDP.
Posted by hashtag
Comfy, AF
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:43 am to
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Think DDP got the edge for being the aggressor in rounds 1-4.
Strickland connected on more significant strikes in rounds 1, 2, and 5, and tied DDP in round 3 and 4. You shouldn't get rewarded for throwing and missing.
Posted by Deuces
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:45 am to
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You shouldn't get rewarded for throwing and missing.


Exactly. Just because you’re throwing haymakers don’t mean anything if the guy is ducking and parrying.
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:45 am to
Dricus cutting Sean's eye was probably a big psychological factor for the judges, who are apparently easily swayed by takedowns that equate to nothing and haymakers in the air.
Posted by TheOcean
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:46 am to
That was a very close fight. 1 and 5 Strickland, 3 and 4 DDP. 2 was a toss up in my book. Have to give the nod to the champion since it was so close
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:46 am to
I also think takedowns when your opponent gets right back up Carries too much weight
This post was edited on 1/21/24 at 12:47 am
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:47 am to
Dana and Disney and bud light wanted Strickland taken down. They got their wish.
Posted by Deuces
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:47 am to
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I also don’t think takedowns when your opponent gets right back up Carries too much weight



Nope. Du Plessis had like 30 seconds total of ground control.
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:48 am to
yea anyone with a brain knows that was a close fight, but it was blatantly obvious that Strickland won the fight.

there simply is no doubt about it. that is a fact.
This post was edited on 1/21/24 at 12:49 pm
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
22871 posts
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:48 am to
Sean even half took down Dricus in the 4th.
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:48 am to
No way they give Sean a rematch. He was the nightmare scenario for ufc
Posted by tee3
Member since Nov 2020
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:48 am to
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Dana and Disney and bud light wanted Strickland taken down. They got their wish.

It isn't a conspiracy, DDP is just a hell of a fighter, look what he did to Whittaker
Posted by hashtag
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:49 am to
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it isn't a conspiracy, DDP is just a hell of a fighter, look what he did to Whittaker
that's cool. But he didn't beat Strickland tonight, which is what we're talking about.
Posted by FnTigers
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:49 am to
Yeah, he did. FYI
Posted by shutterspeed
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Member since May 2007
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:49 am to
Man, y'all are too much. We need to move this thread to the PT Board.
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
22871 posts
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:50 am to
How does the Whittaker fight have anything to do with what everyone just saw?

Sean should have retained the title. That fight was a draw at worst.
Posted by tee3
Member since Nov 2020
1052 posts
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:50 am to
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but it was blatantly obvious that Strickland won the fight.

Uh no it wasn't, there's no conspiracy here, stop trying to discredit a great performance by DDP, I like both fighters but DDP won more rounds.
Posted by Deuces
The bottom
Member since Nov 2011
12467 posts
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:50 am to
It wasn’t enough to pass the belt imo.

A close fight should go to the champ.

Du Plessis swung like a wild man and landed like 15% of his strikes. He took down Sean many times only to stand right back up after hitting the ground.
Posted by ImJustaBoy
Member since Oct 2023
551 posts
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:52 am to
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Man, y'all are too much. We need to move this thread to the PT Board.

Naa, it’s pretty Fing obvious it was rigged. A tied fight goes back to the winner, this was clearly a close/tied fight. DDP did nothing to take a belt away.
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
7958 posts
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:52 am to
It was a close good fight, but we’ve seen this play out over and over to be the champ you need to BEAT the champ and as close as it was you didn’t really beat the champ if there’s a real debate about who won
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