Though Sean Strickland lost at UFC 312, Dana White seemed to praise him more than Dricus Du Plessis post-fight.

Sean Strickland has added reigning ... Lucky for me, I just think for Rob and Izzy it's a different dynamic, right now they now trajectorywise, they'll never fight each other again," Du Plessis ...

Strickland had no answers - longtime head coach Nicksick trying to guide his fighter to victory between each round, now reflecting how the fight played out days later. Dricus du Plessis and Sean ...

Nicksick was pretty vocal with his discontent toward Strickland’s lackluster performance against Dricus Du Plessis in their title-fight rematch at 312, which prompted Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) ...

However, White glowed about Strickland's composure during a post-fight news conference. "Sean is usually really good at shutting people down, like Izzy (Adesanya), White told reporters.