Dricus Du Plessis plans to beat Israel Adesanya on his toes.
On Saturday, August 17 (Sunday for these in Australia), ‘Stillknocks’ will head to The Land Down Below to defend the middleweight crown in opposition to two-time champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.
It is going to be Du Plessis’ first time competing since his title-winning efficiency in opposition to Sean Strickland—the identical man who handed ‘The Final Stylebender’ a five-round shellacking practically a yr in the past.
With struggle night time a number of brief weeks away, Du Plessis’ coach on the CIT Efficiency Institute, Morne Visser, lately provided some perception into how his fighter plans to method their long-awaited conflict and dispelled any rumors that ‘DDP’ could depend on a wrestle-heavy method in opposition to the New Zealander.
“We’ll struggle Izzy wherever it’s that Izzy desires to take it,” Visser mentioned throughout an look on EFC Engaged. “We’re 100% the place we must be. They assume that Dricus goes to shoot and take him down. No method. We need to beat him on the toes.”
Ending 19 of his 21 profession wins, Du Plessis has 10 submissions and 9 knockouts to his credit score, proving and not using a shadow of a doubt that irrespective of the place the struggle goes, he’s able to scoring a highlight-reel stoppage.
‘Poatan’ backs Adesanya to defeat Dricus Du Plessis
In fact, that’ll be a lot simpler mentioned than achieved in opposition to the ‘Stylebender’ who’s solely been stopped as soon as in his blended martial arts profession, that coming in opposition to present mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
However regardless of their multi-promotional rivalry, ‘Poatan’ remains to be backing Adesanya to come back out on prime and reclaim the middleweight strap for a history-making third time in Perth.
“I don’t see Adesanya shedding,” Pereira mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Simply because he mentioned that about me, doesn’t imply I’ll say it again. It’s what I feel. I don’t assume he loses this struggle. I hope he wins as a result of he has a ravishing story. I feel he has to proceed his story. He isn’t a younger man.”
