Rematch Timeline | You Plessis vs Strickland 2

While Strickland took the loss amicably in Toronto, he felt he won the match and was firmly by deserving an immediate repetition. When it was not realized because the long-awaited matchup between Du Plessis and Adesanya was out there in Ether train he is a risk and accepted a five-round co-main event against former title challenger Paulo Costa.

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What happened was kind of the traditional Strickland match. Costa, usually a marauding, pressure -tung fighter, took a more methodical approach. It was a surprising decision from the Brazilian, but it played well into the former Master’s game well and he was able to win the victory on scorecards.

You Plessis defeat Israel adesanya by submission (rear nude choke)

(UFC 305: You Plessis vs adesanya – August 18, 2024)