UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis commented on former titleholder Jiri Prochazka's announcement that he is moving up to the 83.9-pound division.
UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis shared his expectations for the upcoming fight between the promotion's bantamweight belt holder Alex Pereira and Jamal Hill.
The Brazilian and the American will meet in the main event of UFC 300, which takes place on the night of April 14 in Las Vegas, USA.
"I have an understanding that Hill and Pereira don't like me, so I want to see a mutual knockout in their fight. But in terms of who I would like to fight, it would be Pereira. Obviously, since I would knock him out. Besides, remember his boy Strickland lost to me. Alex is big and hard hitting. I really like a fight with him," MMA Mania quoted Du Plessis as saying.
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya explained why current belt holder Dricus Du Plessis declined to fight him at UFC 300.
UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis revealed why he couldn't accept an offer to fight former titleholder Israel Adesanya at the UFC 300 anniversary event.
"Once you become a champion, then you no longer have to risk your health and take fights with short notice. Since it's not an opportunity for you to get something worthwhile, it's a chance for a challenger to become champion. I turned down a fight with Izzy that was supposed to take place at UFC 300. That decision was a tough one for me because it's a unique privilege to be headlining such a tournament.
It's worth clarifying one point. Izzy says he got a call offering to fight me at UFC 300, but that's not true. You will be offered a fight with me when I want it," Low Kick MMA quoted Du Plessis as saying.
It was previously reported that Du Plessis and Adesanya could headline the UFC 305 show scheduled for August 18 in Perth, Australia.
Israel Adesanya, the former UFC middleweight champion, has responded to the challenge he was recently given by Dricus Du Plessis, the organization's current middleweight champion.