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Dana White Apologizes for Brawl Between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296

The UFC President blames himself for the incident, as the fighters were seated next to each other and are scheduled to fight at UFC 297 in January.

Overview

  • UFC President Dana White took responsibility for a brawl between fighters Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis that occurred in the stands at UFC 296, blaming himself for seating the two next to each other.
  • The brawl started when Du Plessis began booing Strickland, who then stood up, pointed an imaginary gun at Du Plessis, and then started throwing punches.
  • The feud continued on social media, with both fighters trading insults and threats.
  • Strickland and Du Plessis are scheduled to fight at UFC 297 in Toronto in January.
  • Strickland is 28-5 in his MMA career with a 15-5 mark in UFC, while Du Plessis is 20-2 all-time and 6-0 in UFC.