An MMA icon is 100% behind Sean Strickland as he won his middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312.
The rivals will meet for the second time on February 8 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
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Chael Sonnen believes Sean Strickland has earned his chance at redemption against Dricus Du Plessis
At UFC 308, Khamzat Chimaev produced a performance so fantastic, fans around the world clamored to see him fight for the title.
In the best performance of his career, he defeated Robert Whittaker en route to nailing a gruesome facelock to lock in the tap and also break his opponent's jaw.
It goes without saying that Chael Sonnen was extremely impressed by what 'Borz' did that evening.
However, he still believes Sean Strickland has done more than enough to deserve another shot at the 185-pound throne.
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In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, the Oregon grappler said: “Daniel Cormier asked me what I thought about Sean Strickland being next for Dricus Du Plessis. Excuse me? What do I think about that? That's a great question to ask me six months ago, when Seasn Strickland knocked out Paulo Costa in five straight rounds to become the number one contender.
“Do I believe Chimaev should be next? Yes, with the information I have now. But I'm going to get some new information that I'd like to digest on the night Strickland and Du Plessis fight.
“And for good reason: if Strickland beats him, we'll have to enter the trilogy match.
“The idea that Sean should somehow be happy: 'Thanks to the Twittersphere for doing this, thanks to Dana White and Hunter Campbell.' F you x3. He took it. Sean Strickland hasn't gotten anything since he got here, and all he has are the things he took with him.”
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This weekend he was in Colby Covington's corner during his loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa.
In the aftermath of the battle, he gave 'Chaos' some fantastic words of comfort.
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