UFC 297 LIVE: Strickland vs Du Plessis fight updates and results tonight

Round five

A right overhand just about lands for Du Plessis. He tries for a takedown, but Strickland sprawls.

Strickland is landing jabs and crosses but without much power. Again Strickland denies Du Plessis a takedown.

Strickland sees a couple of big right hands blocked, but Du Plessis might have felt those anyway.

Good body kick by DDP. More right hand attempts by Strickland.

DDP with one of his own. Strickland again! And a knee to the body!

A wild end to the fight!

Round five

A touch of gloves. Strickland catches a body kick, then Du Plessis misses with a spinning back elbow.

Du Plessis catches Strickland on the end of a cross. Stern jab by the challenger now.

One-two lands for Strickland. Du Plessis is struggling to land right now.

Low kick by the South African, who sees a head kick blocked right after.

Indy Sport has it two rounds apiece. This final frame could decide it.

Round four

Strickland stands against the fence, and the middleweights separate. Clean cross by DDP!

Strickland’s face is COVERED in blood. Head kick just about lands for Du Plessis.

Another takedown for Du Plessis! He essentially lands a German suplex on Strickland after the champion briefly stands.

Again Strickland escapes and stands, though. Nice rear uppercut by Du Plessis, who then kicks low.

Stiff jab by Strickland. Du Plessis misses with a wide right hook. Jab and right hook by Strickland!

Round four

Du Plessis calls on the crowd to get going. He has never been in a fourth round until now!

His corner wants a takedown. Good cross from Strickland!

Du Plessis has cut Strickland with a cross, it seems... Nice cross from Strickland again.

Heavy body kick by Du Plessis. More right hands on point for Strickland.

There’s the takedown by Du Plessis!

Round three

This is a really good round for Du Plessis, who might have narrowly lost the second and seemed to comfortably lose the first.

He lands an overhand left, but Strickland absorbs it well. Strickland needs more activity at the moment.

Decent right hook by Strickland, and again. That was a bit of a messy exchange. Du Plessis telegraphs a high kick and misses.

Strickland with a big left hook on the buzzer!

Round three

Du Plessis’s left eye is almost completely swollen shut... That could be a factor over the next round or so...

Good head kick by Du Plessis! He then misses with a follow-up left hook. Front kick to the body by Strickland, and a jab up top.

Hard outside low kick from the challenger. Good jab. Now a body kick. Du Plessis is really pressing the action.

Round two

Both men kick low. Du Plessis is wide of the mark with an overhand right. Strickand is so good at checking low kicks.

Wild left hook misses for Du Plessis upstairs, but he lands a shot to the body.

Nice, short right crosses from Strickland to keep Du Plessis at bay. Du Plessis is getting closer with his overhand right...

Beautiful single-leg by Du Plessis! He gets Strickland down against the fence, but the American stands before long.

The middleweights move back into the open, where Du Plessis lands a double-jab and left hook from southpaw.

His face is increasingly swollen, though.

Round two

Light-heavyweight champ Alex Pereira, who knocked out Strickland in 2022, is in the American’s corner!

“Let’s go, Strickland,” chants the crowd. Both men land jabs. Spinning back fist from Du Plessis.

Teep kick to the gut by Strickland. Du Plessis stumbles off balance while circling to the left.

Brilliant jab by Strickland. Du Plessis misses with a spinning back fist. He switches stances back and forth.