(Photo : Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa is launched earlier than dealing with Darren Till of England in a middleweight battle throughout the UFC 282 occasion at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Israel Adesanya-Dricus Du Plessis battle will not occur, at the least this yr, whereas their beef continues to be scorching. The Stylebender selected to slug it out with Sean Strickland in Sydney subsequent month as an alternative.
The Kiwi-Nigerian pointed to Du Plessis’s refusal to signal a contract as the rationale the showdown wouldn’t occur.
The bout would have been a blockbuster, as with every Adesanya battle.
For Stylebender’s coach Eugene Bareman, it’s Du Plessis who misplaced extra in comparison with his shopper. He mentioned it could have been the South African’s immediate shot at a title, however he turned his again on it.
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Now, he might need to attend a very long time to get that chance.
“You don’t know how they twist and turn things,” he instructed Submission Radio.
“Never feel comfortable with where you are. If there’s something in front of you that you’ve been working for your whole life, don’t think for a minute that it can’t just be taken away just like that. And he had it, and he let it slip. So, they can’t be sitting comfortable thinking that they’ve got the next shot (after Strickland) because they don’t – because I know this sport. The fact is, they don’t. But they did. They never took it.”
Focus now on Sean Strickland
Du Plessis turned the no. 1 contender for the middleweight title after his victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290.
His racially-charged beef with Adesanya would additionally make a juicy bit of their rivalry.
Adesanya’s workforce is placing historical past with Du Plessis behind them, and they’re now centered on getting ready for Strickland.
He is presently the odds-on favourite in opposition to the 32-year-old American who recorded a TKO in opposition to Abusupiyan Magomedov final July 1.
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