Video: Middleweight King Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis Brawl Cageside at UFC 296

The full incident between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at #UFC296 tonight.

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— UFC (@ufc) December 17, 2023

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Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis went at it near the cage while in attendance for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s last pay-per-view event and card of 2023.

Strickland is scheduled to defend his middleweight strap in the UFC 297 headliner on Jan. 20 in Toronto. As it turned out, the two came too close for comfort at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC 296.

The two got into a dustup in the crowd, which ended with law enforcement intervening and escorting the middleweight champ out of the arena.

UFC lightweight Jared Gordon, who was also in the arena, witnessed the scuffle and claimed on his X account, formerly known as Twitter, that Strickland jumped over seats to “assault” du Plessis.

Strickland and du Plessis also had a heated altercation during UFC’s 2024 seasonal press conference in Las Vegas on Friday after the champ teased a sexual relationship between du Plessis and a coach.

Sean Strickland leaving after being separated by cops #UFC296 pic.twitter.com/5AHj9tcV9z

— Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) December 17, 2023