Joe Rogan praised Dricus Du Plessis for beating Sean Strickland extra definitively of their title-fight rematch at UFC 312.
After edging him out by break up determination of their first combat at UFC 297, middleweight champion Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) left little doubt when he picked up a dominant determination win over Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner at Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney.
Du Plessis obliged to Strickland’s pre-fight pact by predominantly preserving the combat on the ft, breaking his nostril within the course of. UFC commentator and well-liked podcast host Rogan was impressed with the South African’s efficiency.
“DDP fought rather well, man,” Rogan stated on his “JRE Combat Companion.” “He’s a tricky puzzle to determine – a really powerful combat to determine. He’s an enormous f*cker for 185 (kilos), too. That’s an enormous f*cker. He did a f*cking nice job of establishing, throwing that low kick, change kick to the physique, and stored that tempo up for the whole 5 (rounds). … He retains getting higher.”
After the combat, Du Plessis issued UFC mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira a problem, however not earlier than dealing with Khamzat Chimaev first. Rogan warns Du Plessis of “Poatan’s” energy.
“Yeah, that’s ‘night-night whenever you get touched’ sport,” Rogan stated.
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