UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Card, Betting Odds, Stats, Where to Watch

UFC 297 takes place this weekend on January 20th and the main event will feature Middleweight champion Sean Strickland taking on Dricus Du Plessis for the division title.

This will be Sean Strickland’s first title defence and first appearance in the Octagon since the Israel Adesanya fight back in September.

UFC 297 will take place on Saturday, January 20th. What does the card look like? What are the latest betting odds? Where to watch UFC 297? The bettingexpert team has you covered.

Our MMA expert Milan Stanojic breaks down the card and gives his thoughts on the main event. Visit our MMA community for regular UFC tips or our Expert Insights section for our professional expert opinions, predictions & more.

In this article:

• UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Card
• UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Betting Odds
• Sean Strickland UFC Stats
• Dricus Du Plessis UFC Stats
• UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Where to Watch
• Safer Gambling

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UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Card

Main card:

• Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
• Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva
• Neil Magny vs Mike Malott
• Chris Curtis vs Marc Andre-Barriault
• Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev

Prelims:

• Brad Katona vs Garret Armfield
• Charles Jourdain vs Sean Woodson
• Serhiy Sidey vs Ramon Taveras
• Dominick Reyes vs Carlos Ulberg
• Gillian Robertson vs Polyana Viana

Early prelims:

• Yohan Lainesse vs Sam Patterson
• Malcolm Gordon vs Jimmy Flick
• Jasmine Jasudivicius vs Priscila Cachoeira

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UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Betting Odds

Bet365 Odds	Moneyline	Over/Under 4.5	KO/TKO/Dq	Submission	To go Distance
Sean Strickland	1.80	O 1.43	3.20	12.00	Yes 3.00
Dricus Du Plessis	2.00	U 2.70	3.50	15.00	No 1.36

Odds available as of January 17th 2023. Odds may now differ.

The bookmakers have agreed that Sean Strickland is a small favourite to win this one, with an implied probability of around 55.6%, depending on which bookie you use. We definitely see the reasoning behind this and it’s certainly no fluke that Strickland is the UFC Middleweight champion. He has been tested time and time again versus much ‘better’ opponents and has come out on top.

His journey hasn’t been perfect and he definitely isn’t unbeatable, but he has a way of using simple techniques and pressure to his advantage. He isn’t fancy and he doesn’t knock people out left and right. But his pressure, timing, and composure make for a very difficult fighter to read.

However, Dricus Du Plessis is by far the scariest opponent in the division for Strickland right now with Pereira out of the division and Adesanya on break from fighting. Since getting his nose fixed, Du Plessis has been tearing through his competition, and we have seen exactly what kind of performance he can turn in in his most recent fight. If anyone has the power striking to knock out Strickland right now, it is Dricus Du Plessis.

There is definitely still some solid value on him right now at 2.00 odds.

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Sean Strickland UFC Stats & Form

Nobody thought that Sean Strickland would be wearing the UFC Middleweight belt around his waist after suffering that left hook KO loss to Alex Pereira in July 2022, and then a decision loss to Jared Cannonier in December. But Strickland came back in 2023 with a vengeance, taking a short-notice fight against Nassourdine Imavov and winning convincingly, followed by a TKO win against a rising star in Abusupiyan Magomedov.

And just like that, Strickland earned himself a title fight against Israel Adesanya. He went on to beat Adesanya in his own game, outlanding the former champ by 137-94 in significant strikes and securing the division title. Strickland is now on a 3-fight winning streak with a 28-5 MMA record.

Dricus Du Plessis UFC Stats & Form

Dricus Du Plessis has been waiting for a title fight and his most recent win against Robert Whittaker. The 29-year-old South African is on an 8-fight winning streak and his last 3 wins have been impressive, to say the least.

Darren Till, Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker have been his last 3 opponents and Du Plessis found a way to finish each fight inside 3 rounds. A submission against Till, a TKO (corner stoppage) vs Brunson and an amazing TKO vs Whittaker were enough to get Du Plessis to 2nd place in the Middleweight rankings and a shot at UFC gold.

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UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Where to Watch

UFC 297 will be live on TNT Sports and Discovery+, or you can order UFC Fight Pass.

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