- Dricus du Plessis retained his medium -weight crown in Sydney on Sunday night
- He hit Sean Strickland in a bloody slugfest in the Quer of Qudos
Dricus du Plessis has preserved its medium weight crown and has returned to the trash are Strickland in its box with a bloody beating the American in his UFC rematch in Sydney.
Like his first encounter in 2023, Sunday's fight was distance, but the result was never really doubtful after Du Plessis broke Stickland's nose with a great at the beginning of the fourth and penultimate round.
Strickland stood but, with his face dotted in red, the judges predictably gave Du Plessis the contest 50-45, 50 45, 49-46 for a unanimous victory.
The victory of South Africa was popular for most fans after Strickland once again could not strive with the Australians in the previous period.
The controversial and grumpy combat fighter was lucky enough to receive a visa after revealing that he had hit a fan in the stomach in Bondi during his last visit to Sydney UFC 293 two years ago.
This time, he called “Australian communists” of English white garbage so he considered excessive regulations, and even questioned the introduction of the country of weapons laws after “a mass shooting”, as he called the infamous massacre of Port Arthur of 1996.
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But on Sunday du plessis had the last word.
The South African won the first two rounds only through production, using its left kick in a particularly effective way, which led to Strickland's corner to beg to the Challenger get more active.
Things seemed desperate by Strickland when blood continued to drip his nose and mouth.
Strickland produced some pleasant combinations in the third and may have stolen the round with a late burst, but the statistics still showed that du plessis was landing almost double the amount of strikes.
The brutal blow of Du Plessis to Strickland's nose in the room pointed out the beginning of the end.
In the main event, Zhang Weili scored a unanimous points decision about the American gallant Tatiana Suárez to retain her wife's straw weight title.
The 35 -year -old Chinese superstar endured an energetic early attack from Suárez to make fun of the betting runners who had the champion as a loser entering the fight.
“I respect Suarez. She is very strong. I only concentrate on myself. Australian Australian Australian,” said the extravagant Weili to the multitude of sales.
Previously, the Australians in Action enjoyed a mixed day in front of a large number of Sydney celebrities and NRL Supreme Andrew Abdo, who enjoyed the first seats in the Qudos Bank Arena.
Quillan Salkilld Liviano made a spectacular debut in the Octagon, eliminating the so -called “King of the Lions” of India, Anshul Juvo, with a brutal right to the head after only 19 seconds.
The Welter Jake Matthews weight began the main card with a unanimous points decision about Argentine Francisco Prado.
Despite his early domain, Jimmy Crute was retained to a majority raffle against Brazilian Rodolfo Bellato in his semi -marked weight fight.
Livian Tom Nolan went to the distance with Viacheslav Borshchev, but lost a unanimous points decision against the so -called “Claus Slava” by Russia.
Colby Bantamweight Colby Grosnesse suffered the same destination in its UFC debut against Georgian Aleksandre Topuria.
The Welter Jonathan Micallef peso also lost a points against Frenchman Kevin Jousset, while Jack Jenkins presented two minutes, six seconds in the third round of his pen weight fight with Gabriel Santos Brazilian.
And the Battle of Payment by Vision of Justin Tafa with Tallison Teixeira lasted only 35 seconds before the referee stopped the fight after the Brazilian hit the heavyweight Kiwi with head in Brisbane with a burst of knuckles, knees and elbows to the head and body.