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UFC fans were left standing ovation at UFC 297 on Saturday as the middleweight championship match between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland came to an end, with Du Plessis winning in split-decision and the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 297, South Africa's first world champion in the promotion. It was a match that lasted all five rounds, and the final seconds summed up what a contest it was.

Fans in Pretoria were jubilant as hometown hero Dricus du Plessis became the first South African to win the UFC Championship in Toronto. After a split decision between the judges, Du Plessis defeated turbulent American Sean Strickland in the UFC's Middleweight championship, who scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in the South African's favour, the South African defeated him 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. A video from the streets of Pretoria showed a large crowd of combat supporters watching UFC 297 who were about to go wild when the decision was announced in favor of their hometown hero.

WILL GRIFFEE: Dricus du Plessis defeated Sean Strickland in Toronto on Saturday night to become South Africa's first ever UFC champion. The judges decided 48-47, 47-48, 48-47 for the new middleweight champion after five intensely fought and close rounds. 'This is history!' In honor of his homeland, Du Plessis (21-23) yelled out. We should probably hear them from outside.' South Africa: we can certainly hear them from there. That country is amazing,' he said. Given the build-up's toxicity, this was a match that was as clean and pure as you could have hoped for. After a month of tension, the two were incredibly well matched and had buried the hatchet.

When Sean Strickland takes on Dr. Plessis at UFC 297 later tonight, he will be looking to successfully defend his middleweight crown for the first time. When he dethroned Israel Adesanya in his last fight at UFC 293, the 32-year-old stunned the world and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history. The South African is unbeaten in the UFC so far, and pose a serious threat to Strickland's glory, as Du Plessis said. Since defeating Robert Whittaker in a thrilling second round TKO at UFC 290 back in July, the 30-year-old claimed a crack at the title.

In Toronto, Canada, Strickland, who stunned the MMA world by defeating Israel Adesanya in September to win the UFC Middleweight Championship, will face Dr. Du Plessis. On December 16, the match erupted, with Strickland warning audience members to move before attacking the South African.

On the pre-UFC 297 media day, Sean Strickland unleashed a sexist, homophobic, and anti-transgender tirade, emphasizing the journalist who asked him the question in a brutal assault. When asked about a tweet he wrote in 2021, the middleweight champion, who fights Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 297 in Toronto on Saturday, was asked about a tweet he wrote in 2021. The writer said: "I had a gay son, I would have assumed I failed as a man to cause such apprehension." If I had a w**** for a daughter I'd think she just wanted to be like her dad lol!!'

Sean Strickland will face Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 for the first time. When he dethroned Israel Adesanya in his last fight at UFC 293, the 32-year-old stunned the world and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the game's history. The South African is unbeaten in the UFC so far, and poses a significant threat to Strickland's crown, as for Du Plessis. After defeating Robert Whittaker in a dramatic second round TKO at UFC 290 back in July, the 30-year-old earned a crack at the title.

On January 20, a UFC fighter reacted an announcement that they would defend their name in UFC 297's main event. The polarizing warrior is an ex-white supremacist who has made controversial remarks about women and race in the past. It's fair to say that the individual is an outspoken figure whose opinion on a variety of topics is diverse.