“Stick to being tough guy,” Dricus du Plessis goes off on ‘Mr. Moral compass’ Sean Strickland’s hypocrisy after getting feelings hurt

Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis headline the UFC 297 fight card this weekend. The matchup was filled with bad blood and animosity. All began when Du Plessis remarked about Strickland’s troubled childhood during the UFC seasonal press conference. It hit a nerve in the middleweight champion and ever since he voiced out on ‘Stillknocks’ crossing a line with his comments. As such, Du Plessis responded to it in a recent interview.

In his recent appearance on the MMA Hour show, Dricus Du Plessis exposed the hypocrisy of Sean Strickland. He accused Strickland of playing for sympathy after being on the receiving end of his own medicine. As such, he criticized Strickland’s comments about him crossing the line. Further, he advised the champion to be a tough guy as before. Here is what he said:

The hypocrisy is what made me — that was the one area where people could lose respect for Sean Strickland. He’s always unapologetically himself. But as soon as he got his own medicine, as soon as he was on the receiving end for the very first time… we saw him backpedal and try to play for sympathy. You, Mr. Moral Compass, doesn’t decide where the line is. Stick to your guns, stick to try and being the tough guy.

Dricus Du Plessis (via MMA Hour)

Sean Strickland, being the outspoken guy he is, has always unapologetically voiced out his opinion on various matters. With this, he even rubbed a few people the bad way. For instance, recently he went after Ian Garry and his wife amidst their relationship controversy. So, Dricus Du Plessis called Strickland out for his hypocrisy and slammed him. Further, he revealed having no regret whatsoever for the comments he made in the UFC seasonal press conference.

UFC 297 marked the first PPV event for the UFC in 2024. As such, the hype for this event only went high with the ongoing beef between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. Also, they were coming off the biggest upset wins in 2023, against Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker, respectively. This boosted their title matchup even further.

Sean Strickland sends a message to Dricus Du Plessis

Dricus Du Plessis commenting about Sean Strickland’s childhood trauma has offended the middleweight champion to heart. He even expressed his emotions regarding his childhood abuse on his appearance on the podcast with Theo Von. Now, he reveals sending a message to ‘Stillknocks’, warning him to stay off from commenting about his troubled childhood.

Sean Strickland joined his teammate Curtis Blades in a recent conversation and unveiled sending a message to Dricus Du Plessis. The message included a warning as Strickland threatened to stab ‘Stillknocks’ if he ever brought up the matter again. As such, he accused Du Plessis of crossing a line.

Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland became huge after their recent grudge. The two were even involved in a public brawl when they were in attendance for UFC 296. As such, they would get their chance in UFC 297 to settle their business. UFC 297 goes down this weekend in Toronto, Canada.

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