“I don’t watch Sean Strickland”, bantamweight title challenger puts onus on Dricus Du Plessis to make ‘Good Fight’ at UFC 297

Mayra Bueno Silva criticizes UFC 297's main event, doubting its entertainment value and questioning Sean Strickland's star power.

“I don’t watch Sean Strickland”, bantamweight title challenger puts onus on Dricus Du Plessis to make ‘Good Fight’ at UFC 297

Mayra Bueno Silva claims Dricus Du Plessis to be a more entertaining fighter than Sean Strickland (Image via: IMAGO)

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland and challenger Dricus Du Plessis headline the first PPV of 2024, UFC 297. Mayra Bueno Silva and Raquel Pennington will fight for the vacant bantamweight title in the co-main event of UFC 297. Silva recently gave an interview with Marc Raimondi of ESPN MMA.

Silva recently made remarks about the co-main event of UFC 297 as uninteresting for fans. Now, in the interview with ESPN MMA, Silva spoke of the main event of UFC 297. This is what she said.

Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis a good fight? No! Sean talks too much. He thinks he's a big star but he's not a big star.... Du Plessis does a good fight... I don't watch a good fight with Sean Strickland. I don't remember a good fight.
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Silva remarked that both Sean Strickland and Raquel Pennington were boring fighters, but she and Dricus Du Plessis were very good, entertaining fighters. Therefore, she concluded that she and Du Plessis would make the PPV entertaining with their respective

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UFC 297 is in Canada, so Joe Rogan won’t be in the commentary booth. However, PPV mainstays Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik will be present. As the first PPV of 2024, the event carries extra significance. With already existing beef between Strickland and Du Plessis, fans hope for an action-packed fight.

UFC 297 co-main event title challenger predicts 2nd round KO victory

In her interview with Marc Raimondi of ESPN MMA, Mayra Bueno Silva predicted a second-round KO victory over former title challenger Raquel Pennington at UFC 297. The co-main event fight for the bantamweight title vacated by Amanda Nunes due to her retirement is flying under the radar.

Mayra Bueno Silva vs Raquel Pennington at UFC 297
Mayra Bueno Silva vs Raquel Pennington at UFC 297 (Image via: Instagram)

Pennington, a perennial contender in the bantamweight division, is on a five-fight-win streak. Silva is one of the most exciting fighters in the women’s bantamweight division. Even though Silva predicted a KO, most of her victories were with submissions. Silva and former champion Juliana Pena have a big beef, and the two have already traded barbs with each other. The winner of Silva vs Pennington will most likely face Pena in their first title defense.

There are other important fights at UFC 297. There is a featherweight fight between Arnold Allen and the undefeated Movsar Evloev. Moreover, Neil Magny takes on Canadian prospect Mike Malott in the welterweight division. Furthermore, there is also an exciting fight at the middleweight between Chris Curtis and Marc-Andre Barriault.

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