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Farah Hannoun

Dricus Du Plessis says he ‘did manhandle’ UFC champ Israel Adesanya in training years ago

According to Dricus Du Plessis, he had his way with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in sparring about 10 years ago.

Adesanya first revealed that he once trained with Du Plessis during their time at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand. Adesanya said that Du Plessis got the best of him in grappling, but he won the striking exchanges.

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