January 21, 2024 9: 40 am ET
TORONTO – Dana White had the UFC 297 primary occasion a tie as it gotin the last round Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. While he confesses the battle as a entire was close, he did rating the last round – and the battle – in favor of Sean Strickland.
One of the judges, Sal D’Amato, concurred with White’s evaluation. The other 2 did not – and that’s who eventually mattered many. Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) beat Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) through split choice (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) to claim the promo’s middleweight title.
“It’s amusing. We were simply looking at how the media had scored it: right down the middle. I had it 2-2 going into the last round and I idea Strickland won the last round,” White informed MMA Junkie and other pressreporters at a post-fight news conference Saturday. “Guys who were sitting at the verysame table