Sean Strickland’s loss to Dricus Du Plessis in their UFC 312 middleweight title rematch was one of the fights of his career.

Sean Strickland gave Dricus Du Plessis full credit for defeating him in their UFC 312 rematch. In his first statement since leaving the octagon after a unanimous decision loss to Du Plessis on Saturday in Sydney,

The middleweight champion seemed to shatter Strickland’s nose en route to a decision win – his second against his rival in 13 months