Eugene Bermain, coach of former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, commented on the information that surfaced today that his charge will face the organization's current middleweight champion, Dricus Du Plessis, in his next fight in the octagon.
"Israel will challenge for the title next. I'm not sure when their fight will take place. Let us know the venue and date and we'll be ready. Israël is determined to fight for the title and Du Plessis' opinion doesn't count in this matter. If that were the case, I would like to see Israël as a former champion have a title shot. But the truth is he probably doesn't have one," Bloody Elbow quoted Bairman as saying.