Dominick Cruz believes criticism toward Sean Strickland's performance at UFC 312 is unfair. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) was heavily chastised for how he fought against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA,

Sean Strickland's coach Eric Nicksick can't begin to understand what went wrong at UFC 312. The jabs and teep kicks of the former UFC middleweight champion weren't nearly enough to disrupt the champ Dricus du Plessis the second time they met in Sydney,

Dricus Du Plessis didn’t like the way his first meeting with Sean Strickland ended in a split decision a little more than a year ago, so he made sure there was no doubt at UFC 312.