Sean Strickland has responded to his loss to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312 by posting a four-minute video on social media. Tarzan's defeat in his middleweight title rematch with the South African was notable not only for the reigning champion’s victory,

The rematch between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland took place in the main event at UFC 312. In their first fight, they went the full five rounds, with a close decision declaring Du Plessis the winner by two of the three judges.

Midway through the UFC 312 headliner, du Plessis left Strickland’s face a bloody mess as he landed a diverse set of attacks. One punch landed square to Strickland’s nose, which broke it and left Strickland breathing out of his mouth for the remainder of the fight.

UFC star Jared Cannonier has defended Sean Strickland in the midst of recent criticism he's received following UFC 312.

Sean Strickland’s performance at UFC 312 did not just spark debate among fans. It also led to tension between the former champion and his longtime coach Eric Nicksick. After Strickland lost a decisive decision to Dricus Du Plessis in their rematch Nicksick was blunt in his assessment calling the effort uninspiring and questioning his fighter’s

Matt Brown reacts to the public criticism Eric Nicksick aired about Sean Strickland after his lackluster outing at UFC 312, which has effectively led to the coach and fighter splitting with Strickland later saying he doesn’t expect Nicksick to corner him again in the future.