{"id":837841,"date":"2025-03-30T16:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T21:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/sean-strickland-responds-to-dricus-du-plessis-accusation-that-he-has-a-staph-infection-heading-into-ufc-312\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T16:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T21:13:34","slug":"sean-strickland-responds-to-dricus-du-plessis-accusation-that-he-has-a-staph-infection-heading-into-ufc-312","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/sean-strickland-responds-to-dricus-du-plessis-accusation-that-he-has-a-staph-infection-heading-into-ufc-312\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland responds to Dricus du Plessis\u2019 accusation that he has a staph infection heading into UFC 312"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sean Strickland<\/a> is healthy and ready to fight.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the message the former middleweight champion passed along on Thursday in response to a social media post from Dricus du Plessis<\/a> that questioned if perhaps he brought an infection along with him from the United States to Australia. On Wednesday, du Plessis posted a photo featuring a side-by-side image of Strickland from their first meeting and then during this current fight week in Australia in his Instagram stories with the caption \u201cWhat? He grew taller and added staph infection to his arsenal. Oh shit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the final question during the UFC 312<\/a> pre-fight press conference, Strickland responded to that post after he was asked if he was actually battling a staph infection heading into the rematch.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen you motherf*ckers, I\u2019m immune to staph,\u201d Strickland shouted. \u201cYou see this f*cking mustache? I give staph, I don\u2019t f*cking get staph. <\/p>\n

\u201cCalm the f*ck down. I don\u2019t get sick. I don\u2019t get f*cking injured and I don\u2019t get f*cking staph. So relax.<\/p>\n

Staph infections are caused by staphylococcus bacteria<\/a> and are commonly found on the skin but if not treated properly, the infection can actually turn deadly if the bacteria invades the bloodstream, joints, bones, lungs or heart.<\/p>\n

The skin infection, which often looks like a boil or a blister, can be highly contagious, which is why fighters often deal with the issue because of the physical contact required during training sessions in the gym. Treatment for staph infection involves a course of antibiotics, which can also affect athletes negatively in a fight.<\/p>\n

But obviously Strickland promises he\u2019s not dealing with any staph infection no matter what du Plessis says about it and he\u2019s just ready to get down to business in the octagon. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to be out there on Sunday and I\u2019m going to come out f*cking hard and strong,\u201d Strickland said. \u201cThe hardest and strongest you\u2019ve ever f*cking seen. To the f*cking death, Dutchman!\u201d<\/p>\n

The middleweight rivals look to settle their differences when they meet for the second time in the UFC 312 main event on Saturday from Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Damon Martin
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