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Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis squared of att UFC 290. Photo via Twitter (UFC)
Middleweight contender Dricus du Plessis and champion Israel Adesanya are expected to clash at UFC 293 in September.
After du Plessis’ massive win against Robert Whittaker at Saturday’s UFC 290, the rivals squared off inside the octagon for a heated staredown, where a fired up Adesanya insulted his next challenger.
At the post-fight press conference, the South African commented on the champion’s behavior in the cage.
“I’m prepared for everything, anything he says,” Du Plessis said after the fight. “He’s been acting like a clown in there. That’s not how a champion behaves. That’s not how a man behaves. He’s behaving like a child. Conduct yourself like a champion. There’s people looking up to you and you’re behaving like that? If that sells tickets, then good for him. I’ll sell tickets my way. I’m a gentleman. I’m a man and I’ll behave like a man.”
ADESANYA ENTERS THE OCTAGON WITH DU PLESSIS #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/WBBsXOEuyE
— UFC (@ufc) July 9, 2023
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The fight at UFC 293 on September 10 is not yet officially announced, however, it’s highly likely that the fight will materialize in the near future.
The 29-year-old South African is confident he got what it takes to become the new champion of the world.
“I’ll knock him out just like I did tonight,” Du Plessis said. “If not, we saw his fight with Alex Pereira. If I get him to the floor, it is not even a fight. It’s not even a fight. If I just get my hands on him it’s not even a fight. I will manhandle him. I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again.”
”As far as his striking goes, look it. Take that out of the question. You’re as good as your last performance. What did his last performance look like against Whittaker? Yeah, he beat him. It was a close fight. What did my last performance against Whittaker look like?”
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