Strickland's coach commented on the fight with du Plessis

Eric Niksik, trainer of the UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, commented on his ward’s fight with Dricus du Plessis on UFC 296.

“We have a difficult fight ahead of us, so we don’t need to get too emotional about such situations. It was just words, but in the end I saw that Drikus had managed to provoke Sean. He was really excited. For the next few days, Strickland was energized and motivated...” the specialist said.