Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis face off during the UFC 2024 seasonal press conference at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 15, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) ...

Du Plessis conceded it’s fair to assume UFC 297 may benefit from a bump in pay-per-view sales as a result, but he wondered if that’s the type of attention the promotion would want for its ...