Dricus du Plessis pours it on Israel Adesanya
Du Plessis didn’t take lengthy to put up on social media after the emotional press convention.
Come on guys cease crying on the press conferences it’s not that severe 🤣
— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) August 16, 2024
“Come on guys cease crying on the press conferences it’s not that severe [LAUGHS],” du Plessis tweeted.
Du Plessis adopted that put up up with one other stinging tweet.
I win the screenshot recreation pic.twitter.com/lgxEBd5TvB
— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) August 16, 2024
“I win the screenshot recreation,” du Plessis mentioned.
Du Plessis defeated Strickland for the middleweight championship at UFC 297 by break up resolution. He’s driving a nine-fight successful streak heading into UFC 305, together with current finishes in opposition to Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson.
Adesanya returns to the Octagon after practically a full 12 months away from preventing. He hasn’t competed since a surprising unanimous resolution defeat to Strickland at UFC 293 final 12 months.
The unhealthy blood between du Plessis and Adesanya has ramped up in current weeks. Whereas each middleweights have dismissed the concept their upcoming combat is private, there’s little respect between the 2 sides.
Du Plessis would possibly’ve struck a nerve with Adesanya on the UFC 305 press convention. We’re hours away from discovering out if that’ll work in his favor or result in his downfall within the Octagon.
