On January 20, Canada will again experience the MMA adrenaline rush when UFC 297 arrives at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The event will be a title double-header.
The middleweight title fight between Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) and Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will headline the event alongside Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC), who will fight for the vacant women’s bantamweight champion title. The
Here is the lineup to expect at UFC 297:
- Middleweight: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis
- Vacant Women’s Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
- Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
- Garrett Armfield vs. Brad Katona
- Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
- Jimmy Flick vs. Malcolm Gordon
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
- Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
Among the names mentioned above, Charles Jourdain, Marc-Andre Barriault, Mike Malott, and Serhey Sidey will attend a press conference at Sportsnet Studios on November 14. The event will showcase the Canadian fighters on the card.
