PERTH, Australia – Israel Adesanya couldn’t contain his emotions while firing back at Dricus Du Plessis.
A big talking point in Adesanya’s (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) title fight against middleweight champion Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 305 main event (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at RAC Arena is Du Plessis’ comments about being the first real African champion.
Adesanya has debunked that claim on numerous occasions, but one specific comment from Du Plessis during Friday’s press conference seemed to particularly get under his skin.