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South African UFC champion Dricus du Plessis brands Nigerian-born MMA star Israel Adesanya a fool ahead of the showdown in Australia.
There is news about Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist Israel Mobolaji Adesanya.
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11:05 - 24.07.2024
Israel Adesanya: Nigerian Stylebender levitates ahead of Dricus Du Plessis UFC Clash
Nigerian Stylebender Israel Adesanya levitates ahead of facing South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight title.
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14:00 - 06.07.2024
UFC: Israel Adesanya blasts Dricus du Plessis on discrediting Usman and Ngannou's African status
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Dricus du Plessis brands Israel Adesanya a fool
At UFC 305 on Saturday in Australia, du Plessis and Adesanya will square off in the highly anticipated match, but don't expect Du Plessis to lose his composure.
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Prior to the battle, the 30-year-old fighter said he would control his emotions.
He will be defending the UFC middleweight belt for the first time since he defeated Sean Strickland in January.
Du Plessis was alluding to a July 2023 altercation between himself and Adesanya, in which the South African challenged "DDP" in the cage following Adesanya's victory over Robert Whittaker.
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Speaking to Fox Sports Australia Du Plessis said, “I don’t behave emotionally because I’m in control of what I do.
"So there’s nothing he can ever say that would get me angry or upset. When you start behaving emotionally like that, it’s a loss.”
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Adesanya, a Nigerian native, took offense to a remark made by Du Plessis earlier on his ambition to become the first "real African champion" in the UFC.
In the build-up to their title battle and in the cage on fight night, Adesanya, according to Du Plessis, "was behaving like a fool" during the 2023 showdown.
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