At the UFC 297 press conference in Toronto, fighters Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis faced off, while a fan charged the stage to shake hands with Strickland, and a verbal spat occurred between Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva.
So, here’s the scoop. Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis? Yeah, they had a face-off. And where did this happen? Right after a wild UFC 297 press conference in Toronto. You won’t believe this, but a fan even rushed the stage to shake hands with Strickland. Crazy, right?
Now, about Strickland. He didn’t exactly meet du Plessis’ gaze after vowing a fight “to the death” with the South African contender. But, hey, no one was really worried about any actual violence. Why? Well, du Plessis had earlier said something that got Strickland threatening to stab him. Yeah, you heard that right.
Moving on, UFC 297? It’s happening this Saturday. Where, you ask? At the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. And guess what? You can catch it live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Oh, and there’s a co-main event too. It’s a women’s bantamweight title fight. Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva are going head to head for the vacant belt.
Speaking of Pennington and Bueno Silva, they had quite the verbal duel. Silva called Pennington a snooze-fest of a fighter. And Pennington? She shot right back.
And the audience? They were all over it. They lapped up all the verbal fireworks, especially those from Strickland. The media’s questions were practically drowned out by the crowd’s cheers. One fan even got a bit too excited and introduced himself to the middleweight champ right there on the stage. Talk about a memorable night!