In a 5-round middleweight championship bout in the co-main event, Sean Strickland'and Dricus Du Plessis'meet Saturday at UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The early prelims begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+, while the prelims can be viewed on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. The main card begins on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET.
Records: Strickland (28-5-0) | Du Plessis (20-2-0)
Strickland snatched the middleweight belt with a unanimous-decision victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Sept. 2023, and this is his first title defense since. He has ended up going the distance in 3 of his past 4 bouts, and 6 of the previous 8 fights. The other fights resulted in a KO/TKO of Abus Magomedov in July 2023, and a KO/TKO loss to Alex Pereira in Round 1 at UFC 276.