UFC 297 pre-event facts: Can Dricus Du Plessis' output crack Sean Strickland's defense?

The UFC on Saturday returns to Toronto for the first time since December 2018 with UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena.

The first numbered event of the year features a title fight doubleheader. In the main event, Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) will attempt to defend the middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC. In the co-headliner, Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) are set to clash for the vacant women’s bantamweight belt.

For more on the numbers behind all four championship competitors, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC 297 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

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