The Best Walkout/Theme Songs at UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis

Tonight UFC returns to Toronto, Canada, for UFC 297 to put on its first pay-per-view event of the year at the Scotiabank Arena. The top-heavy card will feature two title fights and some consequential matchups. Sean Strickland will defend his middleweight title for the first time against #1 ranked middleweight Dricus Du Plessis for the main event of UFC 297.

The card promises some great matchups and fighters who will be looking to prove themselves in the cage and make a name for themselves at the much-hyped event. And along with their performance in the ring, fighters have another opportunity to express themselves: their walkout songs. Ahead of UFC 297, let us take a look at some of the fighters’ walkout songs.

Sean Strickland (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is a proud and patriotic American and a warrior in the cage. So it is no surprise to see he chooses to walkout to the iconic war ballad ‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home’, an American Civil War era song that talks about the soldiers coming home.

Dricus Du Plessis (‘Live It Up’ by Airbourne)

His opponent, #1 ranked Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa, has walked out to the hard rock song ‘Live It Up’ by Airbourne for his past four fights and is expected to continue with it tonight. The two men have promised to fight “to the death”  in a thrilling bout.

Mayra Bueno Silva (‘Tente Outra Vez’ by Chitaozinho & Xororo)

Mayra Bueno Silva will be fighting in her first UFC PPV event and will take on Raquel Pennington for the vacant women’s bantamweight title. While ‘Sheetara’ walked out to ‘Tente Outra Vez’ by Chitaozinho & Xororo for her last fight, she tends to mix up her walkout songs. The Brazilian has also walked out to  ‘Diferenciado’ by MC Neguinho do Kaxeta and ‘O Hino’ by Fernandinho previously.

Raquel Pennington (‘The Bravest’ by Sir Roosevelt)

Similarly, her co-main event opponent Raquel Pennington, is known for her eclectic song choices. The American comes into her second title shot on a five-fight win streak. ‘Rocky’ has previously walked out to the songs ‘The Bravest’ by Sir Rosevelt at UFC Fight 199, UFC Fight Night 217, and UFC 273, along with ‘Psycho’ by Puddle of Mudd in her other UFC appearances.

Mike Mallot (‘Fat Lip’ by Sum 41)

Mike Mallot, fighting in his home province of Ontario is coming off a second-round submission victory over Adam Fugitt at UFC 289 last summer and will face Neil Magny tonight. The Canadian has walked out to the song ‘Fat Lip’ by Sum 41 in his previous UFC appearances.

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Neil Magny (‘No Regrets’ by Lecrae)

Similarly, his UFC 297 opponent, Neil Magny, does not mix up his track choice and walks out to the 2012 hip-hop hit ‘No Regrets’ by Lecrae. The 36-year-old will be looking to bounce back from his unanimous decision loss to Ian Machado Garry last year.

Which walkout song is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below.

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