LAS VEGAS – Israel Adesanya had a lot to say in the cage Saturday at UFC 290 and Dricus Du Plessis wasn’t impressed.
Following Du Plessis’ win over Robert Whittaker at T-Mobile Arena, Adesanya entered the cage for a promotional faceoff. While things did not get physical, the trash talk (including numerous N-words dropped by Adesanya) was aplenty as tensions continue to build between two Africa-born fighters.
“I’m prepared for everything, anything he says,” Du Plessis told MMA Junkie and other reporters after the fight. “He’s been acting like a clown in there. That’s not how a champion behaves. That’s not how a man behaves. He’s behaving like a child. Conduct yourself like a champion. There’s people looking up to you and you’re behaving like that? If that sells tickets, then good for him. I’ll sell tickets my way. I’m a gentleman. I’m a man and I’ll behave like a man.”
