Israel Adesanya is completely satisfied for Dricus du Plessis, however he nonetheless has his sights set on the brand new UFC middleweight champion.
Du Plessis claimed that title this previous Saturday at UFC 297 in Toronto after successful a slender break up determination over Sean Strickland. The back-and-forth struggle had the Scotiabank Enviornment crowd entranced and Adesanya was additionally watching intently at residence.
In a response video posted to YouTube, Adesanya defined why he felt du Plessis did sufficient to win the struggle, and in addition why the 2 sill have a rating to settle.
“The principle occasion, it was good to observe,” Adesanya stated. “I assumed Dricus, I assumed he would use his wrestling extra in the midst of the rounds, however he did use it on the finish, which was good of him to steal the rounds. I assumed possibly, my ‘guesstimate’ on watching this, [rounds] 3, 4, 5 he took. Now he’s the fourth African champion in UFC historical past, so congrats to you my African brother Dricus du Plessis.”
“Legit I’m completely satisfied for him, I truly like his story,” Adesanya added. “However he nonetheless did what he did and I’m nonetheless going to check that ass.”
Adesanya and du Plessis have been embroiled in a heated rivalry that started whereas Adesanya nonetheless held the UFC middleweight title. Du Plessis, who hails from South Africa, ruffled Adesanya’s feathers when he steered that he’s a extra genuine than Adesanya, who was born in Nigeria however relies in New Zealand.
Following du Plessis’ win at UFC 297, Adesanya stated on social media that they’re ‘destined’ to struggle.
Adesanya misplaced his title to Strickland at UFC 293 this previous September. Within the video above, Adesanya and his pals may be seen having fun on the now-former champion’s expense.
