January 20, 2024 8: 00 am ET
Alexander Volkanovski thinks Dricus Du Plessis pounding UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland will depend on his cardio.
Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) makes his veryfirst title defense versus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 297 primary occasion at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Du Plessis slowed down in his surfaces over Darren Till and Derek Brunson, however after goingthrough nose surgicaltreatment this past April, he was able to have his cleanest efficiency in the octagon when he endedup previous champ Robert Whittaker by TKO at UFC290 If his deviated septum was certainly the trigger, featherweight champ Volkanovski likes Du Plessis’ possibilities.
“It’s going to be a standup fight, and I still believe it’s quite 50-50 on the feet,” Volkanovski stated on his YouTube channel. “I think he’s quite uncomfortable, Du Plessis. The lateron rounds, I desire to state, undoubtedly Du Plessis ended up having his nose surg