Dricus du Plessis desires just one identify in his return to the Octagon later this yr, urging Israel Adesanya to face reverse him in a championship grudge match – claiming the Metropolis Kickboxing staple have to be a person of his phrase and conflict with him.
du Plessis, the present undisputed middleweight titleholder, has been sidelined since January, putting Octagon gold with an in depth, contentious cut up resolution win over common-opponent, Sean Strickland within the pair’s primary occasion struggle at UFC 297 in Canada.
As for Adesanya, the Nigerian-Kiwi has been sidelined since he suffered a one-sided resolution defeat of his personal towards huge betting underdog, Strickland again in September of final yr at UFC 293 – in one of many largest upset losses within the promotion’s antiquity.
Rejecting the chance to headline UFC 300 subsequent month as a part of a monumental card in Las Vegas, du Plessis revealed a string of lingering accidents pressured his resolution to reject a bout settlement, questioning why he would enter coaching camp compromised.
Dricus du Plessis requires Israel Adesanya to fulfill him subsequent
And moreover, du Plessis reminded Adesanya that he now owns the middleweight crown – and any potential pairing should come on his phrases, not the Metropolis Kickboxing staples.
“So, you declare you wish to drag my carcass round in South Africa, as you stated,” Dricus du Plessis stated throughout an look on Hustlers Nook. “So, be a person of your phrase, and let’s do it.”
“We are attempting,” Dricus du Plessis defined. “We’re speaking, undoubtedly. That’s what the individuals wish to see, and that’s what I wish to do. I wish to struggle the perfect guys. That is an entertaining sport.”
Seeing a September title struggle with Adesanya scuppered by way of extra lingering accidents, Pretoria native, du Plessis earner his championship conflict towards Strickland with a blistering second spherical TKO win over former undisputed divisional champion, Robert Whittaker.
Who wins in a title struggle later this yr: Dricus du Plessis or Israel Adesanya?
